Clinical nutrition impact in cancer patients

The clinical nutrition plays major role in many aspects of cancer development, progression and treatment. The tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS). Cancer anorexia-cachexia describes a syndrome of progressive weight loss, anorexia, and persistent erosion of host body cell mass in response to a malignant growth. CACS affects a majority of cancer patients and has a considerable negative impact on quality of life, physical function, anticancer treatment response and survival. Cachexia is estimated to…