Sarcopenia Is a Condition With Increasing Importance in Medical Oncology

A recent study reported that routinely screening for sarcopenia and nutritional status was helpful in determining toxicity and treatment in patients with non‐small cell lung cancer. Although a decrease in muscle mass was detected in 68.8% of the participants, it is not evident what proportion the pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:The oncologist (Dayton, Ohio) Ohio), 2016-02, Vol.21 (2), p.e1-e1
Hauptverfasser: Cintosun, Umit, Altun, Battal, Tasci, Ilker
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A recent study reported that routinely screening for sarcopenia and nutritional status was helpful in determining toxicity and treatment in patients with non‐small cell lung cancer. Although a decrease in muscle mass was detected in 68.8% of the participants, it is not evident what proportion the patients had true sarcopenia. Clarification of these issues may be relevant to the study results.
ISSN:1083-7159
1549-490X
DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0431