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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 23, No. 2, 182-188 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0884533608314530

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Review of American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) Clinical Guidelines for Nutrition Support in Cancer Patients: Nutrition Screening and Assessment

Maureen B. Huhmann, MS, RD and David A. August, MD

From the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick.

Address correspondence to: Maureen B. Huhmann, MS, RD, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; e-mail: huhmanma{at}umdnj.edu.

It is clear that cancer patients develop complex nutrition issues. Nutrition support may or may not be indicated in these patients depending on individual patient characteristics. This review article, the first in a series of articles to examine the A.S.P.E.N. Guidelines for the Use of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in Adult and Pediatric Patients Cancer Guidelines, evaluates the evidence related to the use of nutrition screening and nutrition assessment in cancer patients. This first article will provide background concerning nutrition issues in cancer patients as well as discuss the role of nutrition screening and nutrition assessment in the care of cancer patients. The goal of this review is to enrich the discussion contained in the Clinical Guidelines, cite the primary literature more completely, and suggest updates to the guideline statements in light of subsequent published studies. Future articles will explore the guidelines related to nutrition support in oncology patients receiving anticancer therapies.

Key Words: nutrition assessment • cancer • neoplasms


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