Open AccessOral nutritional supplements containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids affect quality of life and functional status in lung cancer patients during multimodality treatment: an RCT
Author(s) -
Barbara S. van der Meij,
J.A.E. Langius,
Marieke Spreeuwenberg,
Sander M. Slootmaker,
Marinus A. Paul,
Egbert F. Smit,
Paul A.M. van Leeuwen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1476-5640
pISSN - 0954-3007
DOI - 10.1038/ejcn.2011.214
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , polyunsaturated fatty acid , quality of life (healthcare) , affect (linguistics) , lung cancer , fatty acid , biology , biochemistry , psychology , nursing , communication
Our objective was to investigate effects of an oral nutritional supplement containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (FAs) on quality of life, performance status, handgrip strength and physical activity in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing multimodality treatment.