ReviewCancers2023
Systematic Review of Nutrition Interventions to Improve Short Term Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary Counseling Interventions During Radiation Therapy: A Systematic Review of Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy.Nutrition and cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Nutritional Prehabilitation Intervention in Hematological Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Non-Inferiority of a Ready-to-Drink Enteral Formula on Nutritional Status in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Implementation of Digital Seamless Nutrition Care throughout the Treatment Course for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Process Evaluation.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Perioperative nutritional status in cardiac surgery patients: a multicenter observational study in Shanghai, China.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Observational
- Nutritional status and weight trajectories during radiotherapy in patients with cancer: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutritional Interventions in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- An Examination of Strategies to Improve Access to Medical Nutrition Therapy among Cancer Patients in the United States: A Narrative Review and a Call to Action.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
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- A rapid review of nutrition and exercise approaches to managing unintentional weight loss, muscle loss, and malnutrition in cancer.The oncologist · 2025Review
- Predictive Value of the Glasgow Prognostic Score for Prognosis in Patients with Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Curative Radiotherapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Nutrition in head and neck cancer care: a roadmap and call for research.The Lancet. Oncology · 2025Review
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- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding nutritional management in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study in rural China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Evaluating Effective Feeding Methods for Nutritional Management in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Post-Surgery: A Systematic Review.ORL-head and neck nursing : official journal of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses · 2025Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with high rates of malnutrition. We conducted a systematic review and descriptive analysis to determine the effects of nutrition interventions on the nutrition status, quality of life (QOL), and treatment tolerance of HNC patients. PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched to include all potentially relevant studies published between 2006-2022. Meta-analysis was not conducted due to heterogeneity of study designs and outcomes reported. Studies were categorized as nutrition interventions: (1) with oral nutrition supplements (ONS) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) delivered by an RD; (2) with enteral nutrition (EN) support and MNT delivered by an RD; (3) with motivational interviewing and no ONS or EN; and (4) with ONS and no RD. Seven articles met inclusion criteria. Studies measured outcomes from immediately following treatment to 12 months post-treatment. Interventions resulted in benefits to lean mass/weight maintenance (three studies), QOL (two studies), nutrient intake adequacy (one study) and treatment tolerance (two studies). Nutrition counseling by a registered dietitian leads to improved nutrition status and QOL. Further research is needed to determine best practices related to timing of initiation, duration of nutrition intervention, as well as frequency of dietitian follow-up.
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