Abstract:Patients with cancer often suffer from high nutritional risk and prevalence of malnutrition; and the latter two are obviously associated with bad effects of anti-tumor treatment, worsen life quality, and increased risk of mortality. Based on the newest nutritional support guidelines released by American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition(ASPEN), European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism(ESPEN), Chinese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition(CSPEN), and Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology(CSCO), this article try to elaborate systematically on the “screening-assessment-diagnosis-treatment” closed-loop path for the whole-range nutritional therapy for cancer patients. The paper covers the timing and tools for nutritional risk screening, principles of energy and nutrient supplementation, nutritional therapy during perioperative period and radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the “five-level” model of nutritional support, and home nutritional support, etc. For cancer patients, early screening, individualized assessment, and optimal nutrition therapy should be highlighted. Furthermore, nutritional therapy should also be integrated with other anti-cancer intervention during the whole range of cancer treatment, thus to improve nutritional status, increase treatment tolerance, reduce risk of complications, and improve life quality and survival.