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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Malnutrition Among Adult Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment at KCMC Hospital, Kilimanjaro: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2025-07-18

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Globally, malnutrition affects 20%–70% of cancer patients and contributes to 10%–20% of cancer-related deaths, worsening treatment outcomes and survival. Despite its high prevalence, particularly in low-resource settings like Tanzania, research on adult cancer patients remains limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition amon...

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Literature Corpus work: 11204387-0991-552c-b327-bd79114dbac5
DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.14.25331507

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