ArticleNutrients2015
Oral cancer malnutrition impacts weight and quality of life.
Article in Nutrients, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Study of Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Common Malignancies
The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress, and Effectiveness of a 'Life Situation Improving Intervention' Among Oral Cancer Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospitals in the Colombo District
The Effects and Mechanisms of Short-Term Nutritional Enhancement Combined With Health Education on Clinical Outcomes in Postoperative Patients With Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 139 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-based guideline diagnosis, treatment, prevention and aftercare of oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma.German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2025Guideline
- The effects of dietary advice on malnutrition in Cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Pooled it
- Nutrition impact symptoms and associated outcomes in post-chemoradiotherapy head and neck cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Pooled it
- A prospective randomized comparative trial evaluating postoperative nutritional intervention in patients with oral cancer.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Investigating the effects of olanzapine on appetite and weight in patients with cancer in a systematic review.Discover oncology · 2026Review
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- Retrospective study on the tolerability using a four-cycle completion in elderly patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: a body mass index-based analysis.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Article
- The knowledge, attitude, and practice score on oral nutrition supplementation is inversely associated with malnutrition risk of tumor patients during the peri-radiotherapy period: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Assessment of nutritional status of patients receiving chemotherapy: sample from European Gaza hospital.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Medicinal plants: nutritional, immunological and therapeutic role in treating cancer-related malnutrition: a comprehensive review.Cancer cell international · 2025Review
- Perioperative Nutritional and Metabolic Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Free Flap Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Potassium titanyl phosphate laser resection of tongue T1/T2 squamous cell carcinoma - a cross-sectional study of quality of life and nutritional outcomes.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2025Article
- Geriatric nutrition in the surgical patient: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care and Geriatric Trauma Committees clinical consensus document.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025Article
- One out of every three adult TB patients suffered from undernutrition in conflict affected Southern Ethiopia: a multicenter facility-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2025Article
- Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Before and After Surgical Oncological Treatment: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Nutritional Assessment Tools for Patients with Cancer: A Narrative Review.Current medical science · 2024Review
- Health information-seeking experience in people with head and neck neoplasms undergoing treatment: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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Abstract
Diet is important for both quality of life (QoL) and survival of patients with oral cancer. Their intake of food is impeded by functional restrictions in chewing and swallowing. In the DÖSAK REHAB STUDY 1652 patients from 38 hospitals within the German-language area of Germany; Austria and Switzerland were examined with regard to functional and psychological variables having an impact on diet. Chewing and swallowing are correlated with mobility of the tongue and the mandible as well as opening of the mouth. Thirty five percent of the patients lost weight; 41% maintained their weight and 24% gained weight. The QoL of patients who were able to maintain their weight and of those who gained weight was significantly better than that of patients who lost weight. A normal diet was important for maintaining weight. Mashed food; liquid food and loss of appetite were closely associated with loss of weight; although it was possible for nutritional counseling and dietary support to be implemented particularly favorably in this respect. Due to problems with eating patients' strength deteriorated; thus restricting activity. Radiotherapy had a negative impact on diet and weight. It influenced sense of taste; dryness of the mouth; swelling and discomfort when ingesting food. Pain and scars in the region of the operation also cause patients to dislike hard; spicy and sour food. Support from a nutritional counselor in implementing a calorie-rich diet remedied this and such support needs to be integrated into patient management. The fact that a poor nutritional status is of such great importance is well-known; but what is often lacking is the systematic implementation of continued professional nutritional counseling over a long period of time; weight control and psycho-social support of the operated patients; particularly those who also have had radiotherapy.
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