Screening for low muscularity in colorectal cancer patients: a valid, clinic‐friendly approach that predicts mortality

BACKGROUND: Low skeletal muscle quantified using computed tomography (CT) scans is associated with morbidity and mortality among cancer patients. However, existing methods to assess skeletal muscle from CT are time-consuming, expensive, and require training. Clinic-friendly tools to screen for low skeletal muscle in cancer patients are urgently needed. METHODS: We included 807 scans from non-metastatic colorectal cancer patients. With the …