Open AccessImpact of Home Parenteral Nutrition on Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water
Author(s) -
Cotogni Paolo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1002/onco.13670
Subject(s) - medicine , parenteral nutrition , quality of life (healthcare) , intensive care medicine , cancer , gerontology , pediatrics , nursing
This letter to the editor remarks on the recent article by Bouleuc et al. and considers the controversial question of whether home parenteral nutrition may have an impact on quality of life in patients with advanced cancer.