Perioperative Nutritional Optimization in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

This study is testing whether an intensive nutritional support program before and after surgery improves recovery and reduces complications in patients with head and neck cancer. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older - You have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer and are scheduled for surgery - You are able to eat by mouth or via a feeding tube **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have cancer that has spread to other parts of the body - You cannot eat or receive nutrition by mouth or feeding tube - You have galactosemia (a rare inability to process a type of sugar found in some nutrition supplements) - You have already started another nutritional supplement study Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.