Body composition in long ‐term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed in childhood and adolescence: A focus on sarcopenic obesity

CONCLUSIONSSarcopenic obesity is prevalent in long‐term survivors of ALL, and this places them in double jeopardy from excess body fat and inadequate SMM (eg, a combination of metabolic and frailty syndromes). It is associated with an adverse impact on overall HRQL. Cancer 2017. © 2017 American Cancer Society.

Source: Cancer - December 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Christopher J. C. Marriott, Lesley F. Beaumont, Troy H. Farncombe, Amy N. Cranston, Uma H. Athale, Valerie N. Yakemchuk, Colin E. Webber, Ronald D. Barr Tags: Original Article Source Type: research