Nutritional status and survival of 8247 cancer patients with or without diabetes mellitus-results from a prospective cohort study.
Minghua CongWenjie ZhuChang WangZhenming FuChun-Hua SongZhong DaiKeqing YaoZengqing GuoYuan LinYingying ShiWen HuYi BaSuyi LiZengning LiKunhua WangJing WuYing HeJiajun YangConghua XieXinxia SongGongyan ChenWenjun MaSuxia LuoZihua ChenHu MaChunling ZhouWei WangQi LuoYongmei ShiYumei QiHaiping JiangWenxian GuanJunqiang ChenJiaxin ChenYu FangLan ZhouYongdong FengRongshao TanTao LiJunwen OuQingchuan ZhaoJianxiong WuLi DengXin LinLiuqing YangHong-Xia XuWei LiLei YuHanping Shinull nullPublished in: Cancer medicine (2020)
Cancer patients with diabetes had a larger body mass but lower muscle strength, poorer performance status and higher incidence of malnourishment. Diabetes was associated with compromised survival. Tailored nutritional intervention is necessary for this subpopulation of patients.