Cancer-related fatigue and biochemical parameters among cancer patients with different stages of sarcopenia

B Wang, S Thapa, T Zhou, H Liu, LU Li, G Peng… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a pervasive symptom experienced by cancer
patients. Sarcopenia has been suggested as a treatment target of CRF. This study aims to …

Cancer-related fatigue: the impact of skeletal muscle mass and strength in patients with advanced cancer

RD Kilgour, A Vigano, B Trutschnigg, L Hornby… - Journal of cachexia …, 2010 - Springer
Background Although exertional fatigue is directly and negatively related to skeletal muscle
mass and strength, it is currently unknown if these variables are associated with cancer …

Prevalence and related factors of sarcopenia in newly diagnosed cancer patients

U Oflazoglu, A Alacacioglu, U Varol… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and muscular functioning.
Although sarcopenia prevalence is highly variable in the literature, pre-chemotherapy …

Muscle mass as a target to reduce fatigue in patients with advanced cancer

ECW Neefjes, RM Van Den Hurk… - Journal of cachexia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer‐related fatigue (CRF) reduces quality of life and the activity level of
patients with cancer. Cancer related fatigue can be reduced by exercise interventions that …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of sarcopenia in cancer patients: review and future directions

S Morishita - Int J Phys Med Rehabil, 2016 - researchgate.net
Background: Sarcopenia, or skeletal muscle loss, is a common problem in post-treatment
cancer patients and can negatively affect physical function and quality of life (QOL). This …

A study to investigate the prevalence, severity and correlates of fatigue among patients with cancer in comparison with a control group of volunteers without cancer

P Stone, M Richards, R A'hern, J Hardy - Annals of oncology, 2000 - Elsevier
Background Determining the prevalence of fatigue among cancer patients is complicated by
the high prevalence of fatigue symptoms in the general population. The aim of this study was …

Sarcopenia among older patients with cancer: A scoping review of the literature

Q Sun, X Jiang, R Qin, Y Yang, Y Gong, K Wang… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction In the older patients with cancer, the combination of aging and cancer makes
sarcopenia more likely to occur. However, previous studies paid less attention to the …

Sarcopenia in cancer patients

J Chindapasirt - Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2015 - journal.waocp.org
Sarcopenia, characterized by a decline of skeletal muscle plus low muscle strength and/or
physical performance, has emerged to be an important prognostic factor for advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and risk factor analysis for sarcopenia in patients with cancer

G Zhang, X Li, C Sui, H Zhao, J Zhao… - Oncology …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
The objective of the present study was to investigate the incidence of and possible risk
factors associated with sarcopenia among cancer patients. Patients with cancer were …

Severe sarcopenia might be associated with a decline of physical independence in older patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment

HN Rier, A Jager, MC Meinardi, J van Rosmalen… - Supportive Care in …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Assessing physical reserve in older cancer patients before treatment decision-
making remains challenging. The maintenance of physical independence during therapy is …