Can nutritional status influence the quality of life of cancer patients? O estado nutricional pode influenciar a qualidade de vida de pacientes com câncer?

Can nutritional status influence the quality of life of cancer patients? O estado nutricional pode influenciar a qualidade de vida de pacientes com câncer?

Objective This study aimedto evaluate the influence of nutritional status on the quality of life of a cohort of cancer patients submitted to chemotherapy. Methods Patients receiving chemotherapy for the first time in a University Hospital in Pelotas (RS), Brazil, were evaluated prospectively. Their...

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Main Authors: Lúcia Rota Borges, Silvana Iturriet Paiva, Denise Halpern Silveira, Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção, Maria Cristina Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2010-10-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
Subjects:
Estado nutricional
Neoplasia
Qualidade de vida
Quimioterapia
Nutritional status
Neoplasm
Quality of life
Drug therapy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732010000500005

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