Nutritional support for cancer patients: still a neglected right?

Affiliations

¹ Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy. r.caccialanza@smatteo.pv.it.
² Italian Federation of Volunteer-based Cancer Organizations, Rome, Italy.
³ School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁴ Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Clinical Nutrition Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Department of Oncology, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli and Oftalmico, Milan, Italy.
⁷ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Pain Management and Palliative Care, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
⁸ Medical Oncology Department & Breast Unit-Hospital of Brindisi and Medical Oncology Department-European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
⁹ Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
¹⁰ Medical Oncology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy.
¹¹ Clinical Nutrition Service, Veneto Institute of Oncology-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
¹² Medical Oncology IRCCS-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
¹³ Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Hemato-Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

Riccardo Caccialanza et al. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;25(10):3001-3004.

doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3826-1. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

¹ Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy. r.caccialanza@smatteo.pv.it.
² Italian Federation of Volunteer-based Cancer Organizations, Rome, Italy.
³ School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
⁴ Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Clinical Nutrition Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Department of Oncology, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli and Oftalmico, Milan, Italy.
⁷ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Pain Management and Palliative Care, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
⁸ Medical Oncology Department & Breast Unit-Hospital of Brindisi and Medical Oncology Department-European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
⁹ Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
¹⁰ Medical Oncology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy.
¹¹ Clinical Nutrition Service, Veneto Institute of Oncology-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
¹² Medical Oncology IRCCS-Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
¹³ Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Hemato-Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cancer patients’ rights; Malnutrition; Nutritional support.

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