Patients with cancer are at particularly high risk for malnutrition because both the disease
and its treatments threaten their nutritional status. Yet cancer-related nutritional risk is …

Background The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy
to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Although no virological cure exists for hepatitis B virus (…

Cancer cachexia is a metabolic syndrome that can be present even in the absence of weight
loss ('precachexia'). Cachexia is often compounded by pre-existing muscle loss, and is …

Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the number
of new cases is expected to rise significantly over the next decades. At the same time, all …

… Author links open overlay panel Maurizio Muscaritoli a , Jann Arends b , Patrick Bachmann
c , Vickie Baracos d , Nicole Barthelemy e , Hartmut Bertz b , Federico Bozzetti f , Elisabeth …

A clinical trial was conducted to investigate carious lesion development associated with fixed
orthodontic therapy. Specially designed orthodontic bands for plaque accumulation were …

Researchers worldwide with information about the Kirsten ras (Ki-ras) tumour genotype and
outcome of patients with colorectal cancer were invited to provide that data in a schematized …

A direct comparison of quantitative microradiography and microhardness profiles was made
using artificial caries-like lesions in human enamel. Tooth crowns with lesions were cut in …

Background Selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD) and selective oropharyngeal
decontamination (SOD) are infection-prevention measures used in the treatment of some …

Enteral nutrition (EN) by means of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and tube feeding (TF)
offers the possibility of increasing or ensuring nutrient intake in cases where normal food …