Research Article: Association of Body Composition and Handgrip Strength with Interleukin- (IL-) and Vitamin D Level in Cancer Patients
Introduction:
Cachexia is one of the comorbidity in cancer, characterized by progressive loss of body weight, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue mass, that has devastating impact. It has been known to affect up to % of cancer cases It is associated with higher mortality , and poorer response rate to cancer treatment. It is still challenging to reverse cancer-associated cachexia when it has occurred. The probability of regaining muscle mass in patients with advanced stage of cancer and cachexia was estimated to be only %. It is…
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