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Mikronährstoffe

Update 2020

Micronutrients

Update 2020

  • Integrative Onkologie
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Der Onkologe Aims and scope

Zusammenfassung

Hintergrund

Unverändert besteht ein großes Interesse von Tumorpatienten an der zusätzlichen Einnahme von Mikronährstoffen zwecks Immunstabilisierung während der onkologischen Therapie. Dieses Update liefert weitere Daten, den zusätzlichen Einsatz von ausgewählten Mikronährstoffen während der Tumortherapie in Erwägung zu ziehen.

Methoden

Es erfolgte eine Literaturrecherche hinsichtlich des Einsatzes von ausgewählten Mikronährstoffen in der Onkologie, die von 2015 bis 2019 in zitierfähigen Journalen erschienen sind.

Ergebnisse

Es werden Daten zu Vitamin A, C und D, Folsäure, L‑Carnitin sowie Selen und Zink präsentiert, die sowohl die Lebensqualität als auch die Prognose für onkologische Patienten betrachten.

Schlussfolgerung

Onkologisch tätige Ärzte sollten Kenntnisse über die wichtigsten Mikronährstoffe haben, um diese an die Patienten weiterzugeben und sie auch gezielt zum Nutzen der Patienten einzusetzen.

Abstract

Background

There is still great interest among cancer patients for the additional use of micronutrients in order to improve quality of life during oncological therapy. This update provides additional data when considering the use of selected micronutrients during anticancer therapy.

Methods

We performed a literature review regarding the use of selected micronutrients in oncology that were published from 2015–2019 in citable journals.

Results

We present data on vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C, folic acid, L‑carnitine, selenium and zinc. We analyzed each in terms of quality of life and the prognosis for cancer patients.

Conclusion

Physicians should be able to offer informed advice to their patients and in those cases where the evidence warrants it, integrate the use of specific micronutrients into their care strategies.

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Mücke, R., Büntzel, J. Mikronährstoffe. Onkologe 27, 154–161 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00761-020-00846-y

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