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Body composition and metabolic profile during chemotherapy in early-stage breast and cervical cancer patients in Douala, Cameroon: A hospital-based study

2024-07-12

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Changes in body composition during chemotherapy can negatively influence the prognosis of cancer patients. In order to assess changes in body composition in patients undergoing chemotherapy, a case-control study was conducted in the cobalt therapy departments of the Douala General Hospital. The overall objective of this study was to determine the impact of chemotherapy and stage of dise...

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Literature Corpus work: 40a0d86d-7e24-55ec-bfbd-14e44d7213a1
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4564004/v1

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