Older cancer patients who are hospitalised may have a higher risk of being malnourished and experience symptoms like no appetite and nausea revealed a study. The study was published in the journal 'CANCER.' Many individuals with cancer experience malnutrition which can negatively affect clinical outcomes during treatment. To study the issue Nivaldo de Pinho of the National Cancer Institute Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva and his colleagues evaluated the prevalence of malnutrition across different age groups in patients with cancer in Brazil. They also examined symptoms that interfere with obtaining sufficient nutrition or 'nutrition impact symptoms.' The study included 4783