Nutrition impact symptoms in advanced cancer patients: Frequency and specific interventions, a case-control study

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-61

  Omlin, Aurelius ^a   Blum, David ^a,d   Wierecky, Jan ^b   Haile, Sarah R ^a   Ottery, Faith D ^c   Strasser, Florian ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^c Oncology Care Consultants   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Cachexia; Cancer; Nutrition; Nutrition impact symptoms; PG SGA

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION IMPACT SYMPTOM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING DISORDER; STOMATITIS; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84874550781     PISSN: 21905991     EISSN: 21906009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13539-012-0099-x     Document Type: Article

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