Abstract

LANCHEROS-PAEZ, Lilia Lizarda; MERCHAN-CHAVERRA, Ricardo Alfonso  and  MARTINEZ-ANAYA, Lizeth Joanna. Screening nutritional risk in cancer patients. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2014, vol.62, suppl.1, pp.57-64. ISSN 0120-0011.  https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v62n3sup.41182.

The prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients is between 20% and 40% at the time of diagnosis, increases to 80% in late stages and is greater in hospitalised patients. Nutritional risk screening seeks to identify malnourished patients or those at risk of malnutrition and to initiate timely nutritional recovery; this includes using indicators which require accurate interpretation. This narrative review was aimed at establishing which nutritional screening tools are most used and recommended for use in oncology, according to a search of the published pertinent literature and international bodies' guidelines, and ascertaining their impact on clinical outcomes.

Keywords : Malnutrition; Neoplasms; Nutritional Status; Chaquexia.

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