Evaluation of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and phase angle in geriatric gastrointestinal cancer patients: before and after chemotherapy

Conclusion: Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were prevalent in this group patients. The CT caused a decrease in muscle functions, UMAC, and CC. Patients should be followed up carefully for sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and nutritional aspect and it would be proper to intervene before sarcopenia has not occurred yet. PMID: 30997793 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: General Medicine Tags: Turk J Med Sci Source Type: research