Children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition, which can affect their tolerance of chemotherapy and outcome. In Nicaragua approximately two-thirds of children diagnosed with cancer present with under-nutrition. A nutritional program for children with cancer has been developed at "La Mascota" Hospital. Results of this oral nutritional intervention including difficulties, benefits, and relevance for children treated for cancer in low- and middle-income countries are here reported and discussed.

Peccatori, N., Ortiz, R., Rossi, E., Calderon, P., Conter, V., García, Y., et al. (2018). Oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancer in low- and middle-income countries is feasible and effective: The experience of the children's hospital manuel de jesus rivera "la mascota" in Nicaragua. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 10(1) [10.4084/mjhid.2018.038].

Oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancer in low- and middle-income countries is feasible and effective: The experience of the children's hospital manuel de jesus rivera "la mascota" in Nicaragua

Peccatori, Nicolò;Rossi, Emanuela;Conter, Valentino
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Biondi, Andrea;Melzi, Maria Luisa
2018

Abstract

Children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition, which can affect their tolerance of chemotherapy and outcome. In Nicaragua approximately two-thirds of children diagnosed with cancer present with under-nutrition. A nutritional program for children with cancer has been developed at "La Mascota" Hospital. Results of this oral nutritional intervention including difficulties, benefits, and relevance for children treated for cancer in low- and middle-income countries are here reported and discussed.
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Childhood cancer; Low- and middle-income countries; Nutrition;
Childhood cancer; Low− and middle-income countries; Nutrition
English
2018
10
1
e2018038
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Peccatori, N., Ortiz, R., Rossi, E., Calderon, P., Conter, V., García, Y., et al. (2018). Oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancer in low- and middle-income countries is feasible and effective: The experience of the children's hospital manuel de jesus rivera "la mascota" in Nicaragua. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 10(1) [10.4084/mjhid.2018.038].
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