Riccardo Caccialanza

Riccardo Caccialanza is the Director of the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Department at Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia, Italy. He is a prominent figure in the field of nutrition for cancer patients, highlighting the critical link between nutritional status and treatment outcomes. His research emphasizes that approximately 30% of cancer patients are malnourished at the time of diagnosis, with this figure rising to 60-80% as treatment progresses. Caccialanza advocates for timely nutritional support to improve patient quality of life and treatment efficacy.