Diet and nutrition in cancer survivorship and palliative care.

Authors

Anthony J Bazzan, Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Andrew B Newberg, Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
William C Cho, Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong KongFollow
Daniel A Monti, Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed and is published in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Volume 2013, 2013, Article number 917647.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1155/2013/917647

© 2013 Anthony J. Bazzan et al.

Abstract

The primary goal of palliative cancer care is typically to relieve suffering and improve quality of life. Most approaches to diet in this setting have focused only on eating as many calories as possible to avoid cachexia. However, as the concept of palliative care has evolved to include all aspects of cancer survivorship and not just end of life care, there is an increasing need to thoughtfully consider diet and nutrition approaches that can impact not only quality of life but overall health outcomes and perhaps even positively affect cancer recurrence and progression. In this regard, there has been a recent emphasis in the literature on nutrition and cancer as an important factor in both quality of life and in the pathophysiology of cancer. Hence, the primary purpose of this paper is to review the current data on diet and nutrition as it pertains to a wide range of cancer patients in the palliative care setting.

Recommended Citation

Bazzan, Anthony J; Newberg, Andrew B; Cho, William C; and Monti, Daniel A, "Diet and nutrition in cancer survivorship and palliative care." (2013). Marcus Institute of Integrative Health Faculty Papers. Paper 9.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jmbcimfp/9

PubMed ID

24288570