The impact of oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancer
Background/Aim: Malnutrition is a dangerous comorbidity in children with cancer that can affect tolerance to treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It also adversely affects the treatment outcome and overall survival. It has been known that low Z score of body mass index (BMI) i...
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doaj-a30c7a0f812548fe99a4f3f71af89abf2021-05-20T06:35:07ZengJournal of Surgery and MedicineJournal of Surgery and Medicine2602-20792021-03-015327627910.28982/josam.8653771122The impact of oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancerFeza Kırbıyık0Uğur Demirsoy1Ali Doğan2Funda Corapcıoglu3Medical Department of Danone Nutricia Specialized NutritionKocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric OncologyDanone Nutricia Specialized NutritionKocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric OncologyBackground/Aim: Malnutrition is a dangerous comorbidity in children with cancer that can affect tolerance to treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It also adversely affects the treatment outcome and overall survival. It has been known that low Z score of body mass index (BMI) indicates malnutrition. This study aims to underline the effects of oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) on pediatric oncology patients. Methods: All records were collected from Kocaeli University Hospital, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Kocaeli, Turkey, and analyzed. Weight, height, and BMI status of sixty patients who received ONS with cancer treatment were recorded during visits up to 8 months after the start of ONS. Statistical analyses were maintained on the whole cohort as well as on following tumor sub-groups: CNS tumors (13.3%), lymphoma (18.3%), other tumors (68.3%). Results: Sixty malnourished pediatric oncology patients (64.6% male, 35.4% female) were included in the study cohort. BMI values of the majority (60%, Phttps://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/60662/865377pediatricsmalnutritioncancerbody mass indexpediatrimalnütrisyonkanservücut kitle indeksi |
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The impact of oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancer |
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Journal of Surgery and Medicine |
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Background/Aim: Malnutrition is a dangerous comorbidity in children with cancer that can affect tolerance to treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It also adversely affects the treatment outcome and overall survival. It has been known that low Z score of body mass index (BMI) indicates malnutrition. This study aims to underline the effects of oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) on pediatric oncology patients.
Methods: All records were collected from Kocaeli University Hospital, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Kocaeli, Turkey, and analyzed. Weight, height, and BMI status of sixty patients who received ONS with cancer treatment were recorded during visits up to 8 months after the start of ONS. Statistical analyses were maintained on the whole cohort as well as on following tumor sub-groups: CNS tumors (13.3%), lymphoma (18.3%), other tumors (68.3%).
Results: Sixty malnourished pediatric oncology patients (64.6% male, 35.4% female) were included in the study cohort. BMI values of the majority (60%, P |
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pediatrics malnutrition cancer body mass index pediatri malnütrisyon kanser vücut kitle indeksi |
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