Introduction
This page provides information, documents and events from the SIOP PODC Nutrition Group.
The SIOP PODC Nutrition working group is always looking for new members and for people to get involved. If you are interested please e-mail co-chairs Ligia Fu (ligiafucarrasco@yahoo.com) and Karina Viani (viani.karina@gmail.com) for more information.
SIOP PODC Nutrition Working Group Objectives
The objectives of the SIOP PODC nutrition working group are:
- Education & Training: Establish and create nutrition resources and training programs for institutions to learn about nutrition assessment and intervention.
- Research: Perform research to further understand the prevalence of under- and over-nutrition, examine nutrition indices classifying nutrition status, and examine the efficacy of interventions in LMIC.
- Collaboration: Facilitate research and educational collaborations, mentoring (study design, implementation, and analysis), and scientific communication between HIC and LMIC.
- Advocacy: Assist in the identification of funding and resources to improve access to nutrition resources and support for nutrition interventions.
Pediatric Oncology Nutritional Supplement
Pediatric Blood & Cancer – Volume 67, Issue S3
Publication of this supplement is made possible by an educational grant to SIOP by the Sanofi Espoir Foundation ‘My Child Matters’ Program and reflects the work of the SIOP Nutrition Network.
The Pediatric Oncology Nutritional Supplement is made up of the following articles:
The relevance of nutrition to pediatric oncology: A cancer control perspective
Assessment of nutritional status in children with cancer: A narrative review
Review of nutritional status, body composition, and effects of antineoplastic drug disposition
The influence of nutrition on clinical outcomes in children with cancer
Nutritional concerns of survivors of childhood cancer: A “First World” perspective