Nutritional status according to the mini nutritional assessment (MNA)® as potential prognostic factor for health and treatment outcomes in patients with cancer – a systematic review

Nutritional status according to the mini nutritional assessment (MNA)® as potential prognostic factor for health and treatment outcomes in patients with cancer – a systematic review

Abstract Background Patients with cancer have an increased risk of malnutrition which is associated with poor outcome. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) is often used in older patients with cancer but its relation to outcome is not known. Methods Four databases were systematically searched for...

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Main Authors: G. Torbahn, T. Strauss, C. C. Sieber, E. Kiesswetter, D. Volkert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Neoplasms
Nutritional status
Malnutrition
Nutrition assessment
Prognosis
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07052-4

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