Nutrition Interventions in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Modern cancer therapy is effective at reducing tumor burden and extending lifespan. However, cancer therapy also induces various gastrointestinal (GI) side-effects that are dose-limiting, reduce quality of life, and potentially lead to treatment failure. Standard medical nutrition therapy for patients undergoing cancer treatment focuses on preventing weight loss and malnutrition but not reducing GI symptoms. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess efficacy of nutrition therapy to reduce GI side-effects during cancer treatment via systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic search was conducted in Scopus and PubMed databases. A meta-analysis was performed on articles meeting inclusion criteria to estimate the pooled effect size on GI symptoms, separated by nutrition inter

SUBMITTER: Alzoubi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489516 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature