Author/Editor		Slemenšek, L; Žalik, Z
Title		Prehranjenost otroka z rakom
Translated title		Nutritional status of children with cancer
Type		članek
Source		Slov Pediatr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 17, št. 2
Publication year		2010
Volume		str. 66-73
Language		slo
Abstract		The basis of the diet for the child with cancer is a healthy and balanced diet tailored to the patients' increased need for protein and energy. During complex oncological treatment a correct diet maintains normal nutritional status, fitness and well-being, reduces side effects of treatment, strengthens resistance and improves treatment outcome. A child's nutrition depends on his age, as well as feeding problems. During an illness the body's metabolism begins to change. The main features of the metabolic changes are increased degradation and deterioration in the renewal of muscle tissue. Therefore nutritional treatment is frequently implemented in the child with cancer, with this being commenced early enough to prevent and / or reduce further loss of body cell mass.
Descriptors		NEOPLASMS CHILD NUTRITION ENERGY METABOLISM CACHEXIA NEUTROPENIA ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION CHILD