Nutritional Assessment in Gastrointestinal Tumors: News from the 2020 ASCO and ESMO World GI Meetings
Nutritional risk screening and assessment of general nutritional status are of primary importance in the management of gastrointestinal cancers (GIC). Indeed, a major problem in these patients is the involuntary weight loss leading eventually to cachexia. With our review, we aimed at collecting the...
Main Authors: | Federica Mascaretti, Jessica Evangelista |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Gastrointestinal Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5647/2/3/28 |
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