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Nutritional assessment of the head and neck cancer patient
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
|November 1, 1980
Abstract:
Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with head and neck cancer. Its presence may lead to an increase in morbidity and mortality following an operation, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. A standard nutritional assessment will define the nature and degree of the nutritional deficiency while periodic reassessment will document the effects of nutritional support.