Can Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and BMI be a Prognostic Tool in Head and Neck Cancer Patients? A Review of the Evidence

Cancers (Basel). 2020 Feb 28;12(3):557. doi: 10.3390/cancers12030557.

¹ Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, Myrina, 814 00 Lemnos, Greece.
² Radiation Oncology Department, University of Thessaly, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 413 34 Larissa, Greece.
³ Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 413 34 Larissa, Greece.
⁴ Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Hellenic International University, 570 01 Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁵ Department of Health Sciences, CNHS, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi 144534, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

Keywords: head and neck cancer; bioelectrical impedance analysis; body mass index; weight loss; prognostic factor.