Nutrition Support in Pediatric Cancer

Cancer is the second leading cause of death among children aged five to 14 years (Murphy et al., 2013). The most recent data indicate leukemias and brain/central nervous system cancers are the most prominent forms of cancer among children under the age of 19 (CDC, 2014).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are four major interventions that can decrease the onset of cancer among children and that may reduce the risk of developing cancer later in life. One of those in…