Prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications of malnutrition in French Comprehensive Cancer Centres

2010655 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

M. Pressoir · Institut Claudius Regaud

S Desné · Institut Claudius Regaud

D. Berchery · Institut Claudius Regaud

G Rossignol · Centre Léon Bérard

B. Poirée · Centre Léon Bérard

M Meslier · Centre Léon Bérard

S Traversier · Centre Léon Bérard

Abstract

In French Comprehensive Cancer Centres, one out of three cancer patients are malnourished and this was associated with a longer length of stay. Pre-existing obesity could be identified as a new risk factor for malnutrition in our cancer patient population perhaps because of a misidentification or a delay in nutrition support in this category of patients.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Frailty in Older Adults Stoma care and complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Cancer

Volume 102, Issue 6, pp. 966-971

DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605578

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