The prevalence of obesity has reached pandemic proportions, and now approximately 25%
of adults in Westernized countries have obesity. Recognized as a major health concern …

Importance Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30, is associated with
a significant increase in the risk of many cancers and in overall mortality. However, various …

Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (known as myosteatosis) is an ectopic fat depot that increases
with aging and is recognized to negatively correlate with muscle mass, strength, and mobility …

The prevalence of excess body weight and the associated cancer burden have been rising
over the past several decades globally. Between 1975 and 2016, the prevalence of excess …

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 …

Background: Body composition may partially explain the U-shaped association between
body mass index (BMI) and colorectal cancer survival. Methods: Muscle and adiposity at …

The obesity paradox refers to extant evidence showing that obesity in older subjects or in
patients with several chronic diseases may be protective and associated with decreased …

Simple Summary In resected lung cancer, adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy
following surgery are currently mainly based on TNM classification. With the validation and …

Solid tumor growth and metastasis require the interaction of tumor cells with the surrounding
tissue, leading to a view of tumors as tissue-level phenomena rather than exclusively cell …

Background In association with the rapid lengthening of life expectancy and the ever-rising
prevalence of obesity, many studies explored in the elderly the phenomenon usually defined …