Original Article

Nutrition impact symptoms: Key determinants of reduced dietary intake, weight loss, and reduced functional capacity of patients with head and neck cancer before treatment

  1. Catherine Kubrak RN, PhD1,*,
  2. Kärin Olson RN, PhD1,
  3. Naresh Jha MD2,
  4. Louise Jensen RN, PhD1,
  5. Linda McCargar RD, PhD3,
  6. Hadi Seikaly MD4,
  7. Jeffery Harris MD4,
  8. Rufus Scrimger MD2,
  9. Matthew Parliament MD2,
  10. Vickie E. Baracos PhD5

Article first published online: 22 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1002/hed.21174

Issue

Head & Neck

Head & Neck

Volume 32, Issue 3, pages 290–300, March 2010

Additional Information

How to Cite

Kubrak, C., Olson, K., Jha, N., Jensen, L., McCargar, L., Seikaly, H., Harris, J., Scrimger, R., Parliament, M. and Baracos, V. E. (2010), Nutrition impact symptoms: Key determinants of reduced dietary intake, weight loss, and reduced functional capacity of patients with head and neck cancer before treatment. Head Neck, 32: 290–300. doi: 10.1002/hed.21174

Author Information

  1. 1

    Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  2. 2

    Faculty of Medicine, Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  3. 3

    Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  4. 4

    Faculty of Medicine, Division of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  5. 5

    Faculty of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

*Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 22 JUL 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 APR 2009

Funded by

  • Minton Endowment Fund, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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