Cancer-associated cachexia is a disorder characterized by loss of body weight with specific
losses of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Cachexia is driven by a variable combination …

To develop a framework for the definition and classification of cancer cachexia a panel of
experts participated in a formal consensus process, including focus groups and two Delphi …

Background: A valid malnutrition screening tool (MST) is essential to provide timely nutrition
support in ambulatory cancer care settings. The aim of this study is to investigate the validity …

To review the literature on the MNA® to Spring 2006, we searched MEDLINE, Web of
Science & Scopus, and did a manual search in J Nutr Health Aging, Clin Nutr, Eur J Clin …

Background: There is increasing evidence that the presence of an ongoing systemic
inflammatory response is a stage-independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with …

ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: Nutrition Support Therapy During Adult Anticancer Treatment
and in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation - Rutgers University Logo image Outputs Search …

Disease-related malnutrition is highly prevalent among cancer patients, with 40–80%
suffering from it during the course of their disease. Malnutrition is associated with numerous …

CANCER IS A TERM USED TO describe a group of more than 100 multifactorial diseases in
which abnormal cells reproduce in an uncontrolled manner and are able to spread to other …

Purpose There is little information about the nutritional status of cancer outpatients because
the practice of nutritional screening is rarely performed. This study aims to define the pattern …

OBJECTIVE: Although malnutrition is common in cancer patients in Korea, little attention is
paid to its risks and consequences. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence …