Knowledge, attitude, and practice of oral nutritional supplements in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer
The findings indicate that patients with head-and-neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy exhibit poor knowledge and unfavorable attitudes toward oral nutritional supplements, despite displaying proactive practices. Considering the positive correlation among KAP, the provision of personalized medical education is essential for effective disease management.
Authors
- Ruina Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5855-6381)
- Na Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6827-2127)
- Kun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-5057)
- Fang Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9038-9114)
- Chunlei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3908-0186)
- Yuying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9627-6527)
- Mengyuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-0234)
- Yueying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4126-0522)
- Yong‐Xia Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-4200)
- Shuang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2559-0276)
- Ximei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7286-214X)
- Yajun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1983-1997)
- Mingming Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5098-8229)
- Jun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-9199)
- Yaqi Zeng
- Hongwei Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-0460)
- Peiguo Wang
Institutions
- Union Hospital (HK)
- Peking University (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (CN)
- Wuqing District People's Hospital (CN)
- Peking University Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1633423
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation