Effect of early and intensive nutrition care, delivered via telephone or mobile application, on quality of life in people with upper gastrointestinal cancer: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Effect of early and intensive nutrition care, delivered via telephone or mobile application, on quality of life in people with upper gastrointestinal cancer: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background A major challenge for those living with cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract (oesophagus, stomach and pancreas), is the impact of the disease and treatment on nutritional status and quality of life. People with cancer and malnutrition have a greater risk of morbidity and m...

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Main Authors: Lauren Hanna, Catherine E. Huggins, Kate Furness, Mary Anne Silvers, June Savva, Helena Frawley, Daniel Croagh, Paul Cashin, Liang Low, Judith Bauer, Helen Truby, Terrence Haines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
mHealth
Cost-effectiveness
Malnutrition
Gastric cancer
Oesophageal cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4595-z

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