Are maternal diet, birth weight, breastfeeding and antioxidants playing a role in pediatric leukemia? A review

Purpose - This paper seeks to present the current evidence on maternal diet, birth weight, breastfeeding and antioxidants with regard to pediatric leukemia and to show the potential role of specific nutrients in the nutrition management of a child with cancer.Design methodology approach - The most u...

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Published in:Nutrition and food science 2008-01, Vol.38 (1), p.32-40
Main Authors: Papandreou, D., Athanassiadou, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Birth weight
Blood
Breast feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Cancer
Chemotherapy
child nutrition
children
Children age groups
Diet
dietitians
disease incidence
Fatty acids
Leukemia
literature reviews
maternal effect
mothers
Nutrients
Nutrition
Nutrition research
nutritional intervention
nutritional status
patients
Pediatrics
Risk factors
Risk reduction
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Summary:Purpose - This paper seeks to present the current evidence on maternal diet, birth weight, breastfeeding and antioxidants with regard to pediatric leukemia and to show the potential role of specific nutrients in the nutrition management of a child with cancer.Design methodology approach - The most up-to-date literature on various aspects of nutrition in pediatric leukemia have been considered and included in this report.Findings - One of the most common pediatric cancers is leukemia. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood malignancy, with a cure rate of 80 per cent. Maternal diet, breastfeeding and weight of child may play a significant role in the development of leukemia. Antioxidants and non-antioxidants nutrients also appear to be important contributors in decreasing the risk of leukemia.Originality value - Information on the role of diet in pediatric leukemia is presented for expert dietitians.
ISSN:0034-6659
1758-6917
DOI:10.1108/00346650810847990