Investigation of relationship between chemotherapy and nutritional status in elderly cancer patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2019.10.030
- VernacularTitle: 老年肿瘤患者化疗与营养状态的关系探讨
- Author:
Yan XU
1
;
Lin LI
Author Information
1. Department of Oncology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols;
Malnutrition
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2019;38(10):1185-1188
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To summarize the recent international studies on the correlation between chemotherapy and malnutrition in elderly cancer patients. The relationship between nutrition and chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients is reviewed from the aspects of the incidence of malnutrition, causes of the decline in nutritional status, impact of malnutrition on prognosis, nutrition assessment tools and malnutrition interventions in elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
