Nutrition and Micronutrients in Cancer Patients Positive for COVID-19

Authors : Mehmet Emin ARAYICI, Gamze SANLAV, Seda YILMAZ, Hamiyet HEKİMCİ ÖZDEMİR, Yasemin BAŞBINAR, Hülya ELLİDOKUZ

Pages : 233-239

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.979515

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Publication Date : 2021-09-20

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Nutrition is an important component of human health that influences the immune response, especially in those who are at risk of cancer. It is critical in the COVID-19 era to respond to cancer in a more coordinated and timely manner. So far, there are only a few systematic studies on the increased prevalence of COVID-19 or SARS-CoV2 symptomatic or asymptomatic infections in cancer patients with no comprehensive care plan. The goal of this research is to learn more about the function of diet in cancer patients with in COVID-19 period. The importance of diet in the predisposition, prevention, and management of COVID-19 in cancer patients, as well as the role of dietary supplementation with vitamins or minerals, and microbiota in the COVID-19 period, was discussed in this study. The results might aid in the development of nutritional maintenance and complication control guidelines for all patients with cancer during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords : COVID 19, Nutrition, Cancer, Cancer Nutrition, Micronutrients