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Reference: Prevalence of malnutrition in patients at first medical oncology visit: the PreMiO study.
Auhtors: Muscaritoli M, Lucia S, Farcomeni A, Lorusso V, Saracino V, Barone C, et al. PMID: 29108370 PMCID: PMC5668103 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20168 Abstract Background: In cancer patients, malnutrition is associated with treatment toxicity, complications, reduced physical functioning, and decreased survival. The Prevalence of Malnutrition in Oncology (PreMiO) study identified malnutrition or its risk among cancer patients [...]
Categories: Cancer Care
Tags: Malnutrition, Oncology
Auhtors: Bourdel-Marchasson I, Blanc-Bisson C, Doussau A, Germain C, Blanc JF, Dauba J, et al. PMID: 25265392 PMCID: PMC4181649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108687 Abstract Objective: We tested the effect of dietary advice dedicated to increase intake in older patients at risk for malnutrition during chemotherapy, versus usual care, on one-year mortality. Method: We conducted a multicentre, open-label [...]
Categories: Cancer Care
Tags: Chemotherapy, Malnutrition


