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Worldwide, cancer is one of the Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases (NCDs) with the highest mortality rates. It is characterized by disordered cell multiplication, capable of invading tissues and organs, causing more than 100 diseases. This pathology directly affects the social, physical and psychological life of affected individuals, especially their nutritional status and quality of life. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to report the case of four patients with neoplasia (breast, stomach and head) of both sexes, aged 43 to 68 years, through the analysis of medical records and laboratory reports, anthropometry. and application of subjective questionnaires. Based on the nutritional assessment performed, it was possible to identify patients with nutritional risk, most of them with weight loss (moderate or severe), two patients with malnutrition, one with possible anemia and three with reduced lymphocyte levels. in addition to various nutritional symptoms and reduced food intake. Thus, throughout the cancer treatment, nutritional assessment is an important tool to identify nutritional deficits, allowing the choice of appropriate therapy, increasing the patient’s quality of life.

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PERFIL NUTRICIONAL DE PACIENTES ONCOLÓGICOS EM DUAS INSTITUIÇÕES HOSPITALARES: SÉRIE DE CASOS / EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL PROFILE OF ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS IN TWO HOSPITAL INSTITUTIONS: CASE SERIES