Historical perspective on nutritional support of cancer patients

Initially, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) was not used in cancer patients because of the fear of sepsis and the potential for stimulation of tumor growth. It was used first in cancer patients who had failed all attempts at enteral nutrition and in whom adequate anticancer therapy would have been o...

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Published in:CA: a cancer journal for clinicians 1998-03, Vol.48 (2), p.67-68
Main Author: Copeland, E. M., 3rd
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Cancer
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheterization, Central Venous - instrumentation
Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects
Diet
Drug therapy
Editorials
Enteral Nutrition
Glutamine - administration & dosage
Glutamine - therapeutic use
Humans
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - physiopathology
Neoplasms - therapy
Nutrition
Nutrition Disorders - therapy
Parenteral Nutrition, Total - adverse effects
Parenteral Nutrition, Total - instrumentation
Patient Selection
Patients
Sepsis - etiology
Toxicity
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Summary:Initially, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) was not used in cancer patients because of the fear of sepsis and the potential for stimulation of tumor growth. It was used first in cancer patients who had failed all attempts at enteral nutrition and in whom adequate anticancer therapy would have been otherwise impossible. TPN candidates today remain patients with responsive tumors who cannot tolerate the toxicity of cancer therapy because they are malnourished.
ISSN:0007-9235
1542-4863
DOI:10.3322/canjclin.48.2.67