A poorer nutritional status impacts quality of life in a sample population of elderly cancer patients

A poorer nutritional status impacts quality of life in a sample population of elderly cancer patients

Abstract Rationale Quality of Life (QoL) is impaired in cancer, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition. A diagnosis of cancer in elderly patients further exacerbates risks of negative health outcomes. Here we investigated associations between QoL and nutritional status in a samp...

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Main Authors: Tatiane Correia Rios, Lucivalda Pereira Magalhães de Oliveira, Maria Lúcia Varjão da Costa, Ramona Souza da Silva Baqueiro Boulhosa, Anna Karla Carneiro Roriz, Lilian Barbosa Ramos, Allain Amador Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
FACT-G
Cancer
Elderly
PG-SGA
Malnutrition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01735-7

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