Nutrition as prevention for improved cancer health outcomes: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among adults with cancer, malnutrition is associated with decreased treatment completion, more treatment harms and use of health care, and worse short-term survival. To inform the National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention workshop, "Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes," this systematic review examined the evidence for the effectiveness of providing nutrition interventions before or during cancer therapy to improve outcomes of cancer treatment.

Methods

We identified randomized controlled trials enrolling at least 50 participants published from 2000 through July 2022. We provide a detailed evidence map for included studies and grouped studies by broad intervention and cancer types. We conducted risk of bias (RoB) and qualitative de

SUBMITTER: Parsons HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290234 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature