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. 2016 Feb;21(2):e1.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0431. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Sarcopenia Is a Condition With Increasing Importance in Medical Oncology

Umit Cintosun  1 , Battal Altun  2 , Ilker Tasci  3
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Sarcopenia Is a Condition With Increasing Importance in Medical Oncology

Umit Cintosun et al. Oncologist. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

A recent study reported that routinely screening for sarcopenia and nutritional status was helpful in determining toxicity and treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Although a decrease in muscle mass was detected in 68.8% of the participants, it is not evident what proportion the patients had true sarcopenia. Clarification of these issues may be relevant to the study results.

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    de la Torre-Vallejo M, Turcott J, Arrieta O, Baracos V. de la Torre-Vallejo M, et al. Oncologist. 2016 Feb;21(2):e2. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0465. Epub 2016 Jan 14. Oncologist. 2016. PMID: 26768484 Free PMC article.

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