Malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients: A single-center, cross-sectional study in Southern Vietnam.

Nguyen Van TapHo Tat BangDuong Thi HuongPham Cong ChiLe Thi Ngoc Anh

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2023)

There was a high proportion of malnutrition in cancer patients. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen nutrition counseling and intervention for these patients, especially those that have prolonged gastrointestinal symptoms, reduced motor function, and low blood albumin or low blood lymphocytes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
physical activity
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected