Echium oil is not protective against weight loss in head and neck cancer patients undergoing curative radio(chemo)therapy: a randomised-controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Therapy-induced mucositis and dysphagia puts head and neck (H&N) cancer patients at increased risk for developing cachexia. Omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) have been suggested to protect against cachexia. We aimed to examine if echium oil, a plant source of n-3 FA, could reduce weight l...

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Autores principales: Pottel, Lies, Lycke, Michelle, Boterberg, Tom, Pottel, Hans, Goethals, Laurence, Duprez, Fréderic, Maes, Alex, Goemaere, Stefan, Rottey, Sylvie, Foubert, Imogen, Debruyne, Philip R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25293388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-382

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25293388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-382

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