A systematic review of home-based dietary interventions during radiation therapy for cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our objectives are to assess (1) the acceptability and feasibility of dietary interventions for patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT), and (2) the impact of dietary interventions on patient reported outcomes, toxicities, and survival.

Methods

A PICOS/PRISMA/MOOSE selection protocol was used to include articles that evaluate adding dietary interventions to patients receiving RT. Acceptability was defined as (# accepting/# approached); feasibility was (# completing/# approached). Patient-reported outcomes were reported based on questionnaires used in each study and survival was measured from the date of diagnosis until death in each study. Level of evidence was assessed with Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) criteria.

Results

Sixteen articles were i

SUBMITTER: Allenby TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7501444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature