ReviewThe Lancet. Oncology2025
Nutrition in head and neck cancer care: a roadmap and call for research.
Review in The Lancet. Oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07180576 (The FORCE Trial Pilot), which is not on this 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.
- Nutritional management and oral health-related outcomes in head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Guidelines for nutrition in adults with head and neck cancer: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Guideline
- Developing a supportive care pathway for sarcopenia prevention in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a context-sensitive and implementation-oriented approach.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Weight loss despite nutritional support predicts poor outcomes after postoperative chemoradiotherapy for high-risk head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and GLIM-defined malnutrition in hospitalized head and neck cancer patients receiving surgical treatment: A cross-sectional study in china.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Clinical risk factors associated with postoperative malnutrition in patients with laryngeal cancer: A retrospective study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as a Metabolic Emergency: A Comprehensive Review on Nutritional Barriers, Sarcopenia, and Management Strategies.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Automated Pretreatment Thoracic CT-Based Body Composition Analysis Predicts Progression-Free Survival in Head and Neck Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- [Prevention in oncological follow-up].HNO · 2026Review
- Prognostic value of CALLY index in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with thoracic radiotherapy.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Redefining Nursing in Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Care: Implications of the ICN's 2025 Definitions for an Evolving Specialty.ORL-head and neck nursing : official journal of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses · 2026Article
- Development of a multidisciplinary cooperative nutrition management process for critically ill patients-a Delphi expert consensus study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Timing matters: gastrostomy placement and outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Radiation-Induced Fibrosis (RIF) in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC): A Review.Cells · 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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14 authors.
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Abstract
Survivors of head and neck cancer have complex nutritional and supportive care needs. These needs result from the tumour's proximity to organs essential for normal eating function and the intensive treatment targeting those organs. Despite the crucial role of nutrition and supportive care in head and neck cancer, research and funding are lacking compared with other cancer types. This Review was compiled and written by a team of multidisciplinary medical professionals. Topics include poor access to medical nutrition therapy (MNT), MNT reimbursement policies, long-term survivorship care needs, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, nutrition literacy, psychological services, speech-language pathology care, and concomitant physical activity. The goal of this work is to define current issues in research and practice, advocate for the expansion of head and neck cancer funding opportunities, and raise awareness of head and neck cancer supportive care needs and challenges. This work provides a roadmap for health-care professionals, researchers, policy makers, and funding agencies to prioritise nutrition in head and neck cancer care, with the overarching goal of improving treatment outcomes and quality of life.
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