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The provision of nutritional support for people with cancer.

Angela Leather, Lyn Bushell, Loraine Gillespie

Journal: Nursing times 2004;99(46):53-5

PMID: 14666824

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Abstract

Nutritional support is one of the most fundamental aspects of nursing practice. Evidence suggests that many patients are malnourished when admitted to hospital and this is a particular problem for patients with cancer (Whitman, 2000).

Address: Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester.

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MeSH Terms: Cachexia, Humans, Neoplasms, Nutritional Support, Oncology Nursing
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