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Nutrition: a hidden ally in cancer treatments?
25 novembre 2025
By Ana Espino | Published on November 25, 2025 | 3 min readCancer treatment, whether based on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy, is frequently associated with gastrointestinal side effects. These digestive symptoms have a direct impact on patients’ nutritional status and may compromise the effectiveness of oncological treatments. Conventional approaches aimed at reducing these side effe
Cancer treatment, whether based on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy, is frequently associated with gastrointestinal side effects. These digestive symptoms have a direct impact on patients’ nutritional status and may compromise the effectiveness of oncological treatments.
Conventional approaches aimed at reducing these side effects rely mainly on symptomatic medications (antiemetics, antidiarrheals, etc.), but they have limitations, including partial effectiveness, tolerance issues, or lack of response in some patients. In addition, nutritional management is often underused or poorly integrated into standard oncology protocols.
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Scientific reference
Alzoubi, Z., et al. (2025). Nutrition Interventions in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 16(9), 100485
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