Cancer is a major cause of global mortality, both in affluent countries and increasingly in
developing nations. Many patients with cancer experience reduced life expectancy and …

Cancer cachexia is a complex systemic wasting syndrome. Nutritional mechanisms that
span energy intake, nutrient metabolism, body composition, and energy balance may be …

Background Cachexia is a common complication of cancer and is associated with an
increased risk of death. The level of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a circulating …

Cancer cachexia is a severe systemic wasting disease that negatively affects quality of life
and survival in patients with cancer. To date, treating cancer cachexia is still a major unmet …

Cancer cachexia (Ccx) is a complex metabolic condition characterized by pronounced
muscle and fat wasting, systemic inflammation, weakness and fatigue. Up to 30% of cancer …

Cancer patients are at a high risk of malnutrition and disease-associated catabolic
derangements. It is important to differentiate between 'simple'–voluntary or involuntary …

Cancer cachexia (CC) syndrome, a feature of cancer-associated muscle wasting, is
particularly pronounced in older patients, and is characterised by decreased energy intake …

Objective Tumour progression drives profound alterations in host metabolism, such as
adipose tissue depletion, an early event of cancer cachexia. As fatty acid consumption by …

Skeletal muscle segmentation of the L3 slice can be used to estimate total body skeletal
muscle mass. However, site-specific three-dimensional (3D) segmentation of each region …

Obesity is a highly prevalent and increasing global medical problem. It is expected that most
radiologists will come across computed tomography studies of obese patients in their daily …