Research Status and Progress of Nutritional Support Therapy for Ovarian Cancer

Nutr Cancer. 2022;74(5):1519-1526. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2021.1957132. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is one of the most fatal gynecological cancers. For most ovarian cancer patients, nutritional risk or malnutrition may accompany them for life. Regular nutritional risk screening, timely nutritional assessment and necessary nutritional treatment play an extremely important role in the process of comprehensive treatment of ovarian cancer. The nutritional status and influence of ovarian cancer patients, preoperative screening and assessment of nutritional risk, preoperative and postoperative nutritional treatment indicate that nutritional treatment of ovarian cancer is one of the key factors in the treatment of cancer. We have summarized the status and progress of nutritional support therapy for ovarian cancer. We are aimed to improve the understanding of the impact of nutritional support therapy for ovarian cancer and to guide the clinical work.

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malnutrition* / diagnosis
  • Malnutrition* / etiology
  • Malnutrition* / therapy
  • Nutrition Assessment
  • Nutrition Therapy*
  • Nutritional Status
  • Nutritional Support
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / therapy