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Sorrel Burden1,2,3, Jana Sremanakova1,3, Debra Jones1,3
1School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
|December 20, 2018
Summary
Dietary interventions show some promise for improving cancer survivors' nutrition, but evidence is inconsistent across cancer types and intervention methods. More research is needed to clarify benefits and optimal delivery.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Oncology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Cancer survivors often desire dietary changes for improved health.
- Optimizing diet post-cancer is supported by substantial evidence.
- Individual preferences for service delivery (location, provider, communication) vary among survivors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review evidence on dietary interventions for cancer survivors.
- To explore survivor preferences for service attributes.
- To provide a narrative summary of randomized controlled trial findings.
Main Methods:
- Conducted a narrative review of randomized controlled trials.
- Focused on dietary interventions for various cancer survivor groups.
- Analyzed studies based on intervention type, delivery mode, and dietary assessment methods.
Main Results:
- Dietary interventions demonstrated potential to increase fruit, vegetable, and fiber intake, and improve diet quality in some studies, but findings were often contradictory.
- Telephone interventions were common, primarily benefiting breast and colorectal cancer survivors regarding fruit and vegetable intake, though results were inconsistent.
- Web-based and group interventions showed limited benefits; mail interventions yielded mixed results.
Conclusions:
- Some evidence suggests dietary interventions can enhance diet quality and nutritional intake in cancer survivors.
- Contradictory findings, short follow-up periods, and surrogate endpoints complicate the interpretation of current evidence.
- Further research is necessary to establish definitive benefits and optimal strategies for dietary support in cancer survivorship.
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