ReviewReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology
Malnutrition and cachexia in patients with head and neck cancer treated with (chemo)radiotherapy.
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- Effects of photobiomodulation on oral mucositis, oral pain, xerostomia, salivary flow rate, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Predictors of Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation or Chemoradiotherapy: A Systematic Review.Head & neck · 2025Pooled it
- Malnutrition and radiation therapy in head and neck cancers, a systematic review on reported definitions and associated factors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of nutrition counseling on nutrition status in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radio- or radiochemotherapy: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Patient and carer experience of nutrition care throughout treatment for head and neck cancer: a systematic qualitative review and thematic synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Pooled it
- When the Loss Costs Too Much: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of quantitative goal exercise combined with whole process refined nutrition management on the nutritional status and quality of life of head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: an open-label, randomized, controlled trial.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Assessing Adherence, Competence and Differentiation in a Stepped-Wedge Randomised Clinical Trial of a Complex Behaviour Change Intervention.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Randomised controlled trial of early prophylactic feeding vs standard care in patients with head and neck cancer.British journal of cancer · 2017Trial
- Patient-generated subjective global assessment and nutritional risk index for assessing nutritional decline during radical chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer: a prospective single-center Indian study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- Prognostic Utility of the Albumin-to-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio in Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2026Review
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- Impact of Oral Nutrition Supplements in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Free vs. Local Tissue Transfer and Reconstruction in Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Comparable Complication Outcome Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- A qualitative analysis of head and neck cancer patient's lived experience on their treatment journey in a single Irish institution.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Observational
- Effect of hydration schedules on dose-limiting toxicity in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with cisplatin.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Article
- Refeeding syndrome in head and neck cancers: a risk in the prehabilitation of patients?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The Multidisciplinary Team in Head and Neck Cancer Reconstruction: A Reference Manual for the Plastic Surgeon.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2025Review
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- Cachexia in oral squamous cell carcinoma Sudanese patients: an exploratory study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimTo highlight the problems associated with nutrition that occur in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
backgroundSCCHN is associated with weight loss before, during and after radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Because of serious consequences of malnutrition and cachexia on treatment outcome, mortality, morbidity, and quality of life, it is important to identify SCCHN patients with increased risk for the development of malnutrition and cachexia. MATERIALS AND
methodsCritical review of the literature.
resultsThis review describes pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition and cancer cachexia. Treatment of malnutrition and cancer cachexia includes nutritional interventions and pharmacological therapy. Advantages and disadvantages of different nutritional interventions and their effect on the nutritional status, quality of life and specific oncological treatment are presented.
conclusionsNutritional management is an essential part of care of these patients, including early screening, assessment of nutritional status and appropriate intervention.
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