ABSTRACT
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Primary liver cancer is the fth most common malignancy in the world1 and is known to result in alterations in host metabolism. These alterations are believed to result in malnutrition and cachexia2,3 and to inuence morbidity and mortality. The multifaceted relationship between general nutrition and liver cancer in particular is complex. More is known about the potential role of nutrition in the pathogenesis and prevention of liver cancer than nutritional intervention for treatment of liver cancer. In this chapter, we delineate the various components of the relationship between nutrition and liver cancer with a specic focus on the available knowledge on general dietary treatments for patients with liver cancer.
