BACKGROUND: Basic patient and tumor characteristics impact overall survival of head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma patients. Severe malnutrition, defined as weight loss> 10 …

BACKGROUND Malnutrition has been recognized as a poor prognostic indicator for cancer
treatment–related morbidity and mortality in general, and it is reported to affect 30–50% of all …

Background & aims Patients with head and neck cancer are defined as high-risk patients for
malnutrition, but the inconsistent practice of diagnosing malnutrition is a barrier in comparing …

Objectives/Hypothesis Malnutrition is common among head and neck cancer patients and
negatively impacts on survival and quality of life. This study aimed to identify predictors of …

Background Patients with head and neck cancer frequently experience malnutrition. The
purpose of this study was to examine the impact of nutritional status on prognosis and its …

Background & aims Head and neck cancer (HNC) are at high nutritional risk; however the
prevalence and severity of malnutrition in contemporary patients with HNC are unclear …

Background. This study assessed whether malnourished patients score lower on quality of
life after treatment for oral/oropharyngeal cancer. Methods. Malnutrition (weight loss≥ 10 …

Malnutrition is highly prevalent in people with head and neck cancer (HCN) and is
associated with poorer outcomes. However, variation in malnutrition diagnostic criteria has …

Purpose of research A state of the science review to assess how nutritional status and
malnutrition are defined by the community of researchers studying head & neck cancer …

The objective of this observational prospective study in patients with squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) of the oral, oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cavity was to look into the …