title: Understanding tumor-induced weight loss.
abstract: Cancer can alter nutritional status through several mechanisms. By understanding these processes and implementing a comprehensive nutritional plan, health care professionals can improve cancer patients' nutritional status, clinical outcomes, and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Peggi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guenter
authors.forename: Maree
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thrush
authors.forename: Anne Coble
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Voss
mesh_terms: D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid