Pretreatment serum albumin as a predictor of cancer survival: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There are several methods of assessing nutritional status in cancer of which serum albumin is one of the most commonly used. In recent years, the role of malnutrition as a predictor of survival in cancer has received considerable att...

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Main Authors: Lis Christopher G, Gupta Digant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/9/1/69