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Review
. 2022 Jul 11;14(14):3378.
doi: 10.3390/cancers14143378.

Management of Nutritional Needs in Pediatric Oncology: A Consensus Statement

Francesco Fabozzi  1   2 , Chiara Maria Trovato  3 , Antonella Diamanti  3 , Angela Mastronuzzi  1 , Marco Zecca  4 , Serena Ilaria Tripodi  4 , Riccardo Masetti  5 , Davide Leardini  5 , Edoardo Muratore  5 , Veronica Barat  6 , Antonella Lezo  7 , Francesco De Lorenzo  8 , Riccardo Caccialanza  9 , Paolo Pedrazzoli  10
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Review

Management of Nutritional Needs in Pediatric Oncology: A Consensus Statement

Francesco Fabozzi et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Malnutrition, intended as both overnutrition and undernutrition, is a common problem in children with cancer, impacting quality of life as well as survival. In addition, nutritional imbalances during childhood can significantly affect proper growth. Nevertheless, there is currently a lack of a systematic approach to this issue in the pediatric oncology population. To fill this gap, we aimed to provide practice recommendations for the uniform management of nutritional needs in children with cancer. Twenty-one clinical questions addressing evaluation and treatment of nutritional problems in children with cancer were formulated by selected members from four Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) centers and from the Survivorship Care and Nutritional Support Working Group of Alliance Against Cancer. A literature search in PubMed was performed; during two consensus meetings, all recommendations were discussed and finalized using the nominal group technique. Members representing every institution voted on each recommendation. Finally, recommendations were approved by all authors.

Keywords: childhood cancer; nutritional support; supportive care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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