头颈癌患者常初诊时就有营养不良。Donaldson 和Lenon 经过对122例头颈癌患者的研究发现,64%的患者初诊前就有营养不良。Bassett 和Dobie 也发现60%的患者初诊时就有中度或重度营养不良。头颈肿瘤的各种治疗(手术、放疗和化疗)均可 Head and neck cancer patients often have malnutrition at the time of their initial diagnosis. Donaldson and Lenon’s study of 122 patients with head and neck cancer found that 64% of patients had malnutrition before the first visit. Bassett and Dobie also found that 60% of patients had moderate or severe malnutrition at the first visit. Various treatments for head and neck tumors (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy) are available