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Showing papers by "Paula Ravasco published in 2017"

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ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients

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Jann Arends1, Patrick Bachmann, Vickie E. Baracos2, Nicole Barthelemy, Hartmut Bertz1, Federico Bozzetti3, Kenneth C. H. Fearon4, Elisabeth Hütterer5, Elizabeth Isenring6, Stein Kaasa7, Zeljko Krznaric, Barry Laird8, Maria Larsson9, Alessandro Laviano10, Stefan Mühlebach11, Maurizio Muscaritoli10, Line Merethe Oldervoll7, Paula Ravasco12, Tora Skeidsvoll Solheim7, Florian Strasser13, Marian A. E. de van der Schueren14, Jean-Charles Preiser15 •
University of Freiburg1, University of Alberta2, University of Milan3, Western General Hospital4, Medical University of Vienna5, Bond University6, Norwegian University of Science and Technology7, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre8, Karlstad University9, Sapienza University of Rome10, University of Basel11, University of Lisbon12, University of St. Gallen13, HAN University of Applied Sciences14, Université libre de Bruxelles15
01 Feb 2017-Clinical Nutrition
TL;DR: These evidence-based guidelines were developed to translate current best evidence and expert opinion into recommendations for multi-disciplinary teams responsible for identification, prevention, and treatment of reversible elements of malnutrition in adult cancer patients.

1,740 citations

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Cachexia at diagnosis is associated with poor survival in head and neck cancer patients.

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Helena Orell-Kotikangas1, Pia Österlund1, Outi Mäkitie1, Kauko Saarilahti1, Paula Ravasco2, Ursula Schwab3, Antti Mäkitie4 •
University of Helsinki1, Instituto de Medicina Molecular2, University of Eastern Finland3, Karolinska University Hospital4
26 Jan 2017-Acta Oto-laryngologica
TL;DR: The results suggest that combining HGS and MAMA seems to be a practical method to screen cachexia in patients with head and neck cancer and may also be used when assessing their prognosis.
Abstract: Conclusions: One third of the patients had cachexia with an association of significantly shorter survival. These results suggest that combining HGS and MAMA seems to be a practical method to screen...

63 citations