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Digestive Symptoms Control and Nutrition Issues in Older Cancer Patients

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Cancer and its treatment can be related to various digestive symptoms: nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and stomatitis/mucositis. In an older patient, these issues can be more difficult to tolerate and lead to various types of decompensation. In this chapter, we discuss their management and nutritional issues more specific to older patients.

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  1. Genolier Cancer Centre, Clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Switzerland

    Matti Aapro

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  1. Senior Adult Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA

    Martine Extermann

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    Martine Extermann

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Aapro, M. (2020). Digestive Symptoms Control and Nutrition Issues in Older Cancer Patients. In: Extermann, M. (eds) Geriatric Oncology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44870-1_17-1

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