Along with cancer screening, early diagnosis, and the development of treatment, the prognosis of cancer patients has been substantially improved in recent decades. However, malnutrition along with cancer-related cachexia and mental health problems (e.g., depression, social anxiety, insomnia, fear of disease progression/recurrence) are highly prevalent but significantly ignored among cancer survivors. Malnutrition and psychological issues are associated with reduced survival. In addition, malnutrition is associated with mental disorders and a decrease in performance status. Currently, the inter-relationships between nutrition and mental health and their impact on long-term survival are still under-researched among cancer survivors.
Nutritional support/intervention could reverse the process of malnutrition. However, the extent to which the nutritional support/intervention could improve the level of mental health and ultimately increase the treatment efficacy and long-term survival is still unclear.
The aim of this Research Topic is to gather evidence on the inter-relationships between malnutrition (including weight loss and cancer-related cachexia) and its support/intervention with mental health, and their underlying mechanisms of impacting the long-term prognosis among cancer survivors. We welcome manuscripts from (but are not limited to)the following subtopics:
• The prevalence of malnutrition and mental health disorders among cancer survivors
• The interrelationships between malnutrition and mental health disorders, and their influence on prognosis among cancer survivors
• The extent to which the nutritional support/intervention during and/or after treatment could improve the mental health and long-term survival
• The underlying mechanisms that nutritional support/intervention improve long-term survival among cancer survivors
Submissions will be accepted in the form of Original Research, Epidemiological studies, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Reviews, and Clinical Trials.
Along with cancer screening, early diagnosis, and the development of treatment, the prognosis of cancer patients has been substantially improved in recent decades. However, malnutrition along with cancer-related cachexia and mental health problems (e.g., depression, social anxiety, insomnia, fear of disease progression/recurrence) are highly prevalent but significantly ignored among cancer survivors. Malnutrition and psychological issues are associated with reduced survival. In addition, malnutrition is associated with mental disorders and a decrease in performance status. Currently, the inter-relationships between nutrition and mental health and their impact on long-term survival are still under-researched among cancer survivors.
Nutritional support/intervention could reverse the process of malnutrition. However, the extent to which the nutritional support/intervention could improve the level of mental health and ultimately increase the treatment efficacy and long-term survival is still unclear.
The aim of this Research Topic is to gather evidence on the inter-relationships between malnutrition (including weight loss and cancer-related cachexia) and its support/intervention with mental health, and their underlying mechanisms of impacting the long-term prognosis among cancer survivors. We welcome manuscripts from (but are not limited to)the following subtopics:
• The prevalence of malnutrition and mental health disorders among cancer survivors
• The interrelationships between malnutrition and mental health disorders, and their influence on prognosis among cancer survivors
• The extent to which the nutritional support/intervention during and/or after treatment could improve the mental health and long-term survival
• The underlying mechanisms that nutritional support/intervention improve long-term survival among cancer survivors
Submissions will be accepted in the form of Original Research, Epidemiological studies, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Reviews, and Clinical Trials.