Nutritional support in treatment of oral carcinomas

J T Dwyer; A Efstathion; C Palmer; A Papas

Nutritional support in treatment of oral carcinomas

Nutr Rev. 1991 Nov;49(11):332-7.

Authors

J T Dwyer¹, A Efstathion, C Palmer, A Papas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

PMID: 1771033

Abstract

Two young adults, one lean and one obese, with squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity received aggressive antitumor therapies with comprehensive nutritional support in an effort to minimize the secondary malnutrition that often accompanies cancer treatments.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
Dental Care
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Female
Humans
Male
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Nutritional Status
Tongue Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Tongue Neoplasms / surgery
Tongue Neoplasms / therapy*