Journal article
A critical evaluation of body composition modalities used to assess adipose and skeletal muscle tissue in cancer
Abstract
The majority of cancer patients experience some form of body composition change during the disease trajectory. For example, breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy gain fat and lose skeletal muscle, which are associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence and clinical comorbidities. In contrast, advanced cancer patients, such as lung and colorectal cancer patients, …
Authors
Di Sebastiano KM; Mourtzakis M
Journal
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 811–821
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1139/h2012-079
ISSN
1715-5312