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- 1Alghamdi, Mahmoud H
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- 2Cancer Cachexia
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- 1Acute abdominal surgery; Body composition; Computed tomography; Elderly; In-hospital mortality; Postoperative complications; Radiodensity; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle; Subcutaneous fat; Visceral fat
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An exploration into the relationship of body composition parameters and survival outcomes in patients with resectable colorectal cancer
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Both tumor biology and host-specific factors play an important role in the prognosis of colorectal cancer. Body composition is an emerging patient-specific factor, which is currently being elucidated. Opportunistic analysis of pre-existing staging computed tomography scans can be used to quantify...
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Fall 2017
Kazemi Bajestani, Seyyed Mohammad Reza
Background: Cancer cachexia is referred to as a wasting condition, with skeletal muscle and fat loss. Although heart atrophy is recognized as a notable component of experimental cancer cachexia models, it has not been characterized in human studies. The contribution of cardiac structural and...
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Food intake behaviour in advanced cancer – implications of taste and smell alterations, orosensory reward, and cannabinoid therapy
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Food intake is regulated by both appetite and orosensory reward systems. Appetite systems stimulate or reduce hunger, while orosensory reward motivates consumption of high fat sweet foods, resulting in food enjoyment. The majority of advanced cancer patients suffer from malnutrition and wasting,...
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Molecular and Machine Learning Based Characterization of Human Skeletal Muscle to Decipher Complex Biological Processes Governing Muscle Wasting in Surgical Patients with Cancer
DownloadSpring 2023
Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by progressive loss of weight (WL), muscle, and fat tissues. Skeletal muscle wasting, in particular, is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. Understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying muscle wasting in humans...
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Spring 2019
Introduction:Cancer-associated cachexia is defined as a multifactorial syndrome characterized by loss of body weight with specific losses of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Cachexia is driven by a variable combination of reduced food intake (FI) and distinct tumor-associated metabolic...
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Profiling and Identification of Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Molecules for Human Cancer Cachexia
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Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by severe depletion of skeletal muscle, with or without fat loss. A majority of cancer patients with incurable cancer are affected with cachexia and it remains an unmet medical need. Gene expression changes at the transcriptional...
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Fall 2013
Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by involuntary weight loss, wasting of skeletal muscle driven by reduced food intake and abnormal metabolism. Cachexia has a negative impact on quality of life, response to chemotherapy and survival. Cachexia research is undeveloped with...
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The Role of Body Composition in Predicting Outcomes in the Elderly Following Acute Abdominal Surgery
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Background:The elderly are the fastest growing population in North America which has resulted in rising number of older patients undergoing emergency surgery. Often with aging, there is a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and an increase in intra-abdominal fat. Sarcopenia, severe muscle depletion,...