Prevalence of Chronic and Acute Malnutrition and Association With Overall Three‐Year Survival in Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer in South Africa
MUAC/A identified more children with undernutrition than other nutritional parameters. Stunting was significantly associated with poorer OS 3 years and EFS 2 years after a cancer diagnosis. Optimal nutritional support should be provided for South African children, especially those with acute and chronic malnutrition, to improve OS.
Authors
- Elena J. Ladas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5077-5582)
- Jan du Plessis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1914-4202)
- Paul Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1182-9231)
- Sandile Ndlovu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8495-1801)
- Judy Schoeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6154-3653)
- A. Büchner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0899-5327)
- Barry van Emmenes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0217-347X)
- Mariana Kruger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6838-0180)
- Ronelle Uys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0822-7926)
- Ilde‐Marié Kellerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-2165)
- David Reynders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6812-5446)
- Fareed Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2319-1087)
- Rema Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-269X)
- Karla Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8268-4340)
- Gita Naidu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4412-3825)
- Biance Rowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8161-0596)
- Mariechen Herholdt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-9270)
Institutions
- University of Zululand (ZA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (ZA)
- Frere Hospital (ZA)
- Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.70082
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00