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Surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy predictably increase nutrient requirements and at the same time interfere with the patient’s abihty to eat. Surveys of protein-calorie malnutrition in major metropolitan hospitals have indicated that 40% of the malnourished patients have cancer.1 Because of this high incidence, the practicing oncologist must not only recognize the malnourished patient who presents for oncologic therapy and be able to initiate measures to replenish the patient before proceeding with therapy but must also attempt to prevent further nutritional depletion during treatment.
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Copeland, E.M. (1981). Nutritional Concepts in the Treatment of Cancer. In: Barness, L.A., Coble, Y.D., MacDonald, D.I., Christakis, G. (eds) Nutrition and Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6695-9_5
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