Nutritional status in oncological patients may differ according to several modifiable and non-
modifiable factors. Knowledge of the epidemiology of malnutrition/cachexia/sarcopenia may …

It has frequently been shown that patients with cancer are one of the largest hospital patient
groups with a prevalence for malnutrition. Weight loss is a frequent manifestation of …

Measurements of skeletal muscle cross-sectional area, index, and radiation attenuation
utilizing clinical computed tomography (CT) scans are used in assessments of sarcopenia …

Our understanding of body composition (BC) variability in contemporary populations has
significantly increased with the use of imaging techniques. Abnormal BC such as sarcopenia …

Malnutrition has been considered to be associated with the prognosis of cancer. The
Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), based on serum albumin levels, present body …

Clinicians often believe that cachexia is caused by cancer and anorexia as a toxicity of
chemotherapy or targeted anti-cancer agents. It is now recognized that chemotherapy and …

Background Neoadjuvant therapy reduces fitness, muscle mass, and quality of life (QOL).
For patients undergoing chemotherapy and surgery for esophagogastric cancer …

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

Objectives Aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia and body
composition (ie, subcutaneous and visceral fat) in gastric cancer surgical patients and its …

Opinion statement Sarcopenia is being consistently recognized as a condition not only
associated with the presence of a malignancy but also induced by the oncologic therapies …