Thursday, 19 September 2013

Obese cancer patients are being undosed, untreated

Video: Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated in chemo. Now there's a push to "right-size" cancer care. Watch video here.

Guideline mentioned: Griggs J. et al. Appropriate Chemotherapy Dosing for Obese Adult Patients With Cancer: ASCO Practice Guideline. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 30, Issue 13 (May), 2012: 1553-1561.

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