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NICE guidance for screening for malnutrition: implications for lung cancer services
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on nutrition support in adults recommends screening all outpatients at their first clinic appointment to identify those who have malnutrition or are at risk of malnutrition.1 A recent study of inpatients with cancer also suggests outpatient screening to improve the early identification of patients who …