Nutritional and vitamin status in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms

By Leanne Talbot

Posted 7 years ago

31/01/2020 4pm

Symptoms of gastroenteropancreatic located neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP- NENs) are often related to food intake and manifest as abdominal pain or diarrhoea which can influence patients nutritional status. Malnutrition is common in cancer patients and influences quality of life, treatment options and survival but is also present in up to 40% of patients with GEP-NENs.

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