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Abstract
Malnutrition and psychological distress are highly prevalent in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.
- Systemic inflammation may be linked to both malnutrition and psychological distress in patients with head and neck cancer.
- Gut-brain axis hormones could play a role in the relationship between anxiety and pre-treatment malnutrition.
- The biological mechanisms connecting malnutrition and psychological distress remain poorly understood.
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