Los micronutrientes en oncología: revisión narrativa sobre el rol del magnesio, selenio, vitaminas D y K
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estado nutricional, terapia antineoplásica, oncología, micronutrientesResumen
Esta revisión narrativa analiza la literatura científica sobre el efecto de la suplementación con magnesio, selenio, vitamina D y vitamina K en pacientes oncológicos en tratamiento activo.
El objetivo es sintetizar y evaluar críticamente la evidencia existente acerca de los posibles beneficios de estos micronutrientes en la tolerancia a los tratamientos antineoplásicos, la reducción de efectos adversos y la calidad de vida.
Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en bases de datos reconocidas (PubMed, SciELO, Cochrane, LILACS) considerando estudios publicados en las últimas décadas.
Los hallazgos sugieren que la suplementación con estos micronutrientes podría contribuir a mejorar parámetros metabólicos y funcionales en determinados contextos clínicos. Sin embargo, la heterogeneidad metodológica y las limitaciones de los estudios disponibles impiden establecer conclusiones definitivas.
Este trabajo apunta a respaldar la toma de decisiones clínicas informadas y orientar al desarrollo de futuras recomendaciones sobre dosificación, seguridad y eficacia.
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