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Comment
. 2021 Mar;26(3):e516-e517.
doi: 10.1002/onco.13670. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Impact of Home Parenteral Nutrition on Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water

Paolo Cotogni  1
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Impact of Home Parenteral Nutrition on Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water

Paolo Cotogni. Oncologist. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

This letter to the editor remarks on the recent article by Bouleuc et al. and considers the controversial question of whether home parenteral nutrition may have an impact on quality of life in patients with advanced cancer.

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