Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study
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- 作者：Carla MM Prado ; Jessica R Lieffers ; Linda J McCargar ; Tony Reiman ; Michael B Sawyer ; Lisa Martin ; Vickie E Baracos
- 关键词：Calcium ; PMCA1 ; SPCA1 ; PMCA2 ; SPCA2 ; Mouse ; Mammary gland ; 3D mammary culture ; Milk
- 刊名：Lancet Oncology
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：July 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：9
- 期：7
- 页码：629-635
- 全文大小：209 K
文摘
Emerging evidence on body composition suggests that sarcopenic obesity (obesity with depleted muscle mass) might be predictive of morbidity and mortality in non-malignant disease and also of toxicity to chemotherapy. We aimed to assess the prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with cancer.