Patient access to oral nutritional supplements: which policies count?

Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) represent a cost-effective method for treating malnutrition. The present study investigates the impact of public policies on patient access to ONS, using the Italian regionalized health care system as a case-study, subsequently compared to the centralized British NHS

Predictive and prognostic effect of computed tomography-derived body composition analysis during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for operable and locally advanced breast cancer

Excess adiposity is associated with several factors involved in carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression. Evidence supporting the role of body composition in breast cancer treatment is promising, but still scanty and mainly focused on adjuvant treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in body composition during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and its association with pathologic complete response and survival outcome in patients treated for operable/locally advanced breast cancer