Many patients with cancer experience poor nutritional status, which detrimentally impacts
clinical outcomes. Poor nutritional status in cancer is primarily manifested by severe muscle …

Physical exercise has beneficial effects on metabolic diseases, and a combined therapeutic
regimen of regular exercise and pharmaceutical treatment is often recommended for their …

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 …

Introduction There has recently been increased interest in the assessment of body
composition in patients with gastric cancer for the purpose of prognostication. This …

Despite a greater risk of cancer associated with higher BMI, overweight (BMI 25–< 30 kg/m2)
and class I obese (BMI 30–< 35 kg/m2) patients often have a paradoxically lower risk of …

Introduction Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in developed
countries. There is evidence supporting a disproportionate loss of skeletal muscle as an …

There has recently been increased interest in the assessment of body composition in
patients with esophageal cancer for the purpose of nutritional evaluation and …

Purpose Breast cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of cancer death in
women. Body composition parameters, especially those related to muscle, have become a …

Background To systematically review and analyse the associations between fat and muscle
mass measures with overall survival in men with prostate cancer. Methods A systematic …

Abstract Purpose of Review Controversy exists whether excess body fatness (measured by
body mass index (BMI)) is associated with better cancer survival (“obesity paradox”). Here …