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THE PREVALENCE & IMPACT OF MALNUTRITION, CACHEXIA & MUSCLE LOSS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
presenter(s):
Michael Bastasch, Martin Chasen, Alessandro Laviano, Carla Prado, and Şuayib Yalçın.
Date: | 12 February 2021 |
PRESENTER BIOS
![Picture of Michael Bastasch.](http://static.abbottnutrition.com/cms-prod/anhi-2017.org/img/Bastach%2C%20Michael_Head%20Shot%20%28online%29_tcm1423-151882.jpg)
MICHAEL D. BASTASCH, MD
University of Texas Health/East Texas Cancer Institute
Athens, Texas, USA
Dr Michael D. Bastasch is the medical director and a radiation oncologist at the University of Texas Health/East Texas Cancer Institute in Athens, Texas, US. He received his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kansas, US. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr Bastasch provides oversight and management for radiation oncology services in the treatment of approximately 170 adult patients each year. He practices community-based patient care for a large diverse population of patients, including pediatric, adult, geriatric, and mentally ill patients, and is results and outcome oriented. Dr Bastasch initiated the high dose rate program for gynecologic, breast, and prone breast technique. He has authored/coauthored many articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.
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Martin R. Chasen, MBChB, FCP (South Africa), MPhil (Palliative Medicine)
University of Toronto Medical Director
Palliative Care, William Osler Health System Brampton and Etobicoke
Ontario, Canada
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ALESSANDRO LAVIANO, MD
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
![Picture of Carla Prado.](http://static.abbottnutrition.com/cms-prod/anhi-2017.org/img/Prado%2C%20Carla_Head%20Shot_rec%27d_29Aug2020_tcm1423-151879.jpg)
CARLA M. PRADO, PhD, RD
Human Nutrition Research Unit, Division of Human Nutrition Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural,
Life and Environmental Sciences University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
![Picture of Suayib Yalcin.](http://static.abbottnutrition.com/cms-prod/anhi-2017.org/img/Yalcin%2C%20Suayib_Head%20Shot_rec%27d_21Sep2020%20%283%29_tcm1423-151884.jpg)
ŞUAYIB YALÇIN, MD
Department of Medical Oncology
Hacettepe University Cancer Institute
Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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