Parenteral nutrition support for patients with pancreatic cancer. Results of a phase II study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cachexia is a common problem in patients (pts) suffering from upper gastrointestinal cancer. In addition, most of these patients suffer from malabsorption and stenosis of the gastrointestinal tract due to their illness. Various metho...

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Main Authors: Riess Hanno, Doerken Bernd, Stieler Jens, Gövercin Mehmet, Arnold Dirk, Pelzer Uwe, Oettle Helmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/86