Nestlé backs landmark effort to improve cancer care
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Nestlé has joined forces with the World Society of Surgical Oncology (WSSO) to improve nutritional care for cancer surgery patients. The first-or-its-kind initiative will bring together 15 medical experts from across the world to develop practical guidance to help healthcare providers identify patients at risk of malnutrition, and provide timely nutritional support before and after surgery. "This global initiative can help put nutrition where it belongs: at the centre of cancer surgery," says Dr Sara Colombo Mottaz, head of the Medical, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Unit at Nestlé. "By improving diagnosis for malnutrition and providing the right nutritional support, we can help achieve better outcomes for patients while helping to reduce pressure on healthcare systems." Malnutrition, says Nestlé, affects up to 70% of cancer patients. The disease and its treatments can impact appetite, nutrient absorption and metabolism, leaving many patients nutritionally vulnerable at a time when their bodies face increased demands from surgery and recovery. Appropriate nutritional support before an operation could reduce the risk of complications and infections as well as the length of hospital stays and unplanned readmissions. "We know that nutritional care can contribute to better outcomes for patients undergoing cancer surgery, but it is not yet consistently part of surgical care,"...
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