title: Nutritional Support in Esophagogastric Cancers.
abstract: Esophageal and gastric cancers are common malignancies, both in the United States and worldwide, that carry significant morbidity and mortality. Malnutrition is a common complication in patients with esophageal and gastric cancers and it portends a poor prognosis. For patients who undergo surgical therapy for these types of cancers, preoperative and postoperative nutritional optimization have been shown to improve outcomes. The support can be accomplished in different manners, including orally, enterally, or parentally. In patients who do not undergo surgery but receive chemotherapy and/or radiation, nutritional support is also an important aspect of the multidisciplinary care approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Elliott
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Birnstein
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: schattnm@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schattner
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Cachexia; Enteral feeding; Esophageal cancer; Gastric cancer; Immunonutrition; Malnutrition; Parenteral feeding