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The effect of individualized NUTritional counseling on muscle mass and treatment outcome in patients with metastatic COLOrectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial protocol

BACKGROUND: A low muscle mass is prevalent in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and has been associated with poor treatment outcome. Chemotherapeutic treatment has an additional unfavorable effect on muscle mass. Sufficient protein intake and physical activity are known to induce mus...

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Autores principales: van der Werf, Anne, Blauwhoff-Buskermolen, Susanne, Langius, Jacqueline AE, Berkhof, Johannes, Verheul, Henk MW, de van der Schueren, Marian AE
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884881
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1092-5