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Why do patients with weight loss have a worse outcome when undergoing chemotherapy for gastrointestinal malignancies?
European Journal of Cancer · 1998 · Vol. 34(4) · pp. 503–509
Jervoise Andreyev(Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust)A. Norman(Royal Marsden Hospital)J. Oates(Royal Marsden Hospital)David Cunningham✉(Royal Marsden Hospital)
Nutrition and Health in AgingGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentWeight lossMedicineChemotherapyHazard ratioInternal medicineGastroenterologyRetrospective cohort studyRectumSurgeryObesity
MeSH terms
AdenocarcinomaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticCarcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFluorouracilGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic Neoplasms
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