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SUBMITTER: Co-Reyes E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3468697 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pediatric blood & cancer 20120904 7
In children with cancer, suboptimal nutrition states are common consequences of the disease and its treatment. These nutrition states have been attributed to a number of etiologies dependent on the patient's tumor type and treatment, and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Interventions vary from psychosocial to pharmacological and surgical management. Further research is necessary to understand the epidemiology and etiology of these nutrition states. Of great importance is th ...[more]