Low referral uptake, not patient adherence, limits implementation of early nutritional screening in head and neck and upper gastrointestinal cancers

BackgroundMalnutrition is highly prevalent in patients with head and neck and upper gastrointestinal cancers and is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Despite guideline recommendations, early nutritional screening remains inconsistently implemented in routine oncology care.MethodsThis single-center prospective feasibility study evaluated the implementation of an early nutritional screeni...