Abstract

To summarize the recent international studies on the correlation between chemotherapy and malnutrition in elderly cancer patients. The relationship between nutrition and chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients is reviewed from the aspects of the incidence of malnutrition, causes of the decline in nutritional status, impact of malnutrition on prognosis, nutrition assessment tools and malnutrition interventions in elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Key words: Neoplasms; Antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols; Malnutrition

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