Malnutrition in childhood cancer patients: A review on its prevalence and possible causes

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-275

  Brinksma, Aeltsje ^a,b   Huizinga, Gea ^a,b   Sulkers, Esther ^a,b   Kamps, Willem ^b   Roodbol, Petrie ^a   Tissing, Wim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Energy intake; Inflammation; Malnutrition; Metabolic rate; Nutritional status; Physical activity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; BODY CELL MASS INDEX; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT FREE MASS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC RATE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864059058     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: 18790461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2011.12.003     Document Type: Review

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