Nutritional status in oncological patients may differ according to several modifiable and non-
modifiable factors. Knowledge of the epidemiology of malnutrition/cachexia/sarcopenia may …

Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. The
prevalence of sarcopenia was reported to be up to 29% in older persons in the community …

Abstract Background in 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
(EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying …

The term sarcopenia, derived from the Greek words sarx for flesh and penia for loss, was first
introduced by Rosenberg 1 in 1989 to describe the loss of muscle mass that accompanies …

An awareness of the importance of nutritional status in hospital settings began more than 40
years ago. Much has been learned since and has altered care. For the past 40 years several …

Due to the aging and increasingly complex nature of our patients, frailty has become a high-
priority theme in cardiovascular medicine. Despite the recognition of frailty as a pivotal …

Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in
individuals with non-small cell lung cancer. Key features of CAC include alterations in body …

Skeletal muscle health is a strong predictor of overall health and longevity. Pathologies
affecting skeletal muscle such as cancer cachexia, intensive care unit treatment, muscular …

Cancer cachexia is characterized by a significant reduction in body weight resulting
predominantly from loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. Cachexia causes reduced …

Sarcopenia has recently emerged as a new condition that, independently from malnutrition,
may adversely affect the prognosis of cancer patients. Purpose of this narrative review is to …