Improved Nutrition in Adolescents and Young Adults after childhood cancer: INAYA-A pilot study.

173 Background: By the use of multimodal therapies the chance of cure and survival improves and thus the risk for long-term side effects are increasing in „Adolescents and Young Adult“ cancer survivors (AYAs) . Compared to the general population AYAs have a 5 to 15-fold increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the improvement of modifiable lifestyle risk factors is of importance. Besides general information supplied during survivorship care nutrition habits in AYAs remain bad. Methods: The INAYA trial enrolled AYAs between 18-39 years to receive an intensified individual nutrition counseling based on a 3-day dietary records at 4 defined timepoints. At week 0 and 12 AYAs got personal counseling during follow-up care and consultation hours and at week 2 and 6 by telephone. Primary endpoint was change in nutritional intake measured by the Healthy Eating Index of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (HEI-EPIC). Secondary endpoints were (selection): quality of life (QoL...