Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Prevalence and Impact of Cachexia in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Brief Summary: Cachexia and low nutritional intake are a common phenomena in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The purpose of this study is to assess prevalence of cachexia and low nutritional intake and the impact on quality of life, fatigue and mortality in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Furthermore interactions between these parameters, tumor disease and chemotherapy, respectively.