Abstract:e17547 Background: The objective of this study was to determine if pre-treatment body mass index (BMI) is associated with the presence of self-reported, nutrition impact symptoms (NIS) 1-year post-treatment in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. We hypothesize that higher pre-treatment BMI may be associated with fewer reported NIS post treatment. Methods: This was a longitudinal study of 430 HNC survivors recruited from the University of Michigan Head and Neck Specialized Program of Research Excellence (HN-… Show more
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