Management of Nutritional Needs in Pediatric Oncology: A Consensus Statement

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 syste...

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Published in:Cancers 2022-07, Vol.14 (14), p.3378
Main Authors: Fabozzi, Francesco, Trovato, Chiara Maria, Diamanti, Antonella, Mastronuzzi, Angela, Zecca, Marco, Tripodi, Serena Ilaria, Masetti, Riccardo, Leardini, Davide, Muratore, Edoardo, Barat, Veronica, Lezo, Antonella, De Lorenzo, Francesco, Caccialanza, Riccardo, Pedrazzoli, Paolo
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Body composition
Body mass index
Boolean
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Children
Dietitians
Food
Malnutrition
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Nutritionists
Oncology
Overnutrition
Palliative care
Patients
Pediatrics
Proteins
Quality of life
Review
Survival
Undernutrition
Vitamin deficiency
Working groups
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2072-6694
2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers14143378