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February 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Good dietary advice and
supplements can boost nutrition while improving quality of life in
malnourished cancer patients, a new study finds.
However, the interventions do not appear to affect survival for these
patients, according to the findings published in the Feb. 15 issue of the
Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
For the study, Christine Baldwin, a lecturer in the nutritional
sciences division at King’s College London, and colleagues analyzed data
from 13 clinical trials that included a total of more than 1,400 cancer
patients who were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Some of the
patients received oral nutritional support (dietary advice and/or
supplements) while others received routine care.
Oral nutritional support had a wide range of effects on both weight and
energy intake, and led to improvements in aspects of quality of life, such
as emotional functioning, shortness of breath and loss of appetite.
However, this type of intervention had no effect on patient death rates,
the study authors noted in a journal news release.
The level of benefit varied between patients, and the authors concluded
that “it is likely that the factors such as site and stage of disease and,
indeed, variations in the duration, nature and intensity of the
nutritional intervention will account for difference in effects in
patients.”
International guidelines have suggested oral nutritional intervention
for malnourished cancer patients or those who are at nutritional risk, but
these suggestions are based largely on expert opinion as opposed to
clinical trials, according to background information in the study.
Commenting in an editorial accompanying the study, Ann O’Mara and Diane
St. Germain of the U.S. National Cancer Institute wrote that “until future
research provides clearer answers regarding who will benefit from
nutritional interventions, the use of a comprehensive assessment,
published nutritional guidelines and early interventions are essential.”
More information
The American Cancer Society has more about cancer patients and nutrition.
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