Why do you need nutrition support?

The goals of nutrition support for cancer patients in active treatment and recovery are designed to restore nutrient shortages, meet nutritional needs and prevent complications.

The goals of nutrition support for patients in active treatment and recovery are:

  • prevent or correct cancer related undernutrition;
  • prevent wasting of muscle;
  • help the patient tolerate the cancer treatment;
  • reduce the nutrition-related side effects and complications;
  • maintain strength and energy;
  • protect ability to fight infection;
  • help recovery and healing;
  • maintain or improve quality of life.

Good nutrition continues to be important for patients who are in remission or whose cancer has been cured.

Nutrition support for patients with advanced cancer aims to help overcome or manage some of the problems that affect eating and drinking so that patients have a better feeling of wellbeing.

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Source: National Cancer Institute