Lean body mass gain in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer treated perioperatively with a protein- and energy-dense nutritional supplement containing eicosapentaenoic acid

Background Cancer‐associated weight loss may be mediated by an inflammatory response to cancer. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) may suppress this response. Methods Beginning no later than 2 weeks before surgery, patients with head and neck cancer and with weight loss, who were undergoing major resection...

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