ArticleNutrients2022
Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Women with Breast Cancer.
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- Association of low muscle mass and obesity with mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer: a population-based study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- The relationship between sarcopenia detected in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and serum levels of IL6, IGF-1 and myostatin.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia in older adults admitted to acute medical unit: a prospective observational study of feasibility and clinical outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Skeletal Muscle Mass in Women With Breast Cancer: Evaluation of Agreement Between Different Methods.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Article
- The relationship between sarcopenia and breast cancer: mechanistic pathways and clinical relevance.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Impact of sarcopenia on paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in early-stage breast cancer: a prospective observational study (the neuro-sarc study).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Observational
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- Relationship Between Body Composition and Biomarkers in Adult Females with Breast Cancer: 1-Year Follow-Up Prospective Study.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Effects of a Targeted Concurrent Training Program on the Exercise Adherence in Female Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Textbook oncological outcome of locally advanced gastric cancer patients with preoperative sarcopenia: a multicenter clinical study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Mechanisms, assessment, and exercise interventions for skeletal muscle dysfunction post-chemotherapy in breast cancer: from inflammation factors to clinical practice.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
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- Anthropometric equation has sufficient diagnostic capacity to identify sarcopenia in women with breast cancer.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Current status of research on sarcopenia in post-treatment cancer survivors in Japan:A narrative review.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2024Review
- Long-Term High-Fat Diet Limits the Protective Effect of Spontaneous Physical Activity on Mammary Carcinogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Effect of sarcopenia on short-term and long-term outcomes of older patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a multicenter study.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Increased adipose tissue is associated with improved overall survival, independent of skeletal muscle mass in non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Article
- The relationship between sarcopenia and serum irisin and TNF-α levels in newly diagnosed cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Factors associated with weight gain after breast cancer: Results from a community-based survey of Australian women.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2023Article
- Hot Spots and Trends in the Relationship between Cancer and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Knowledge Graph Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Sarcopenia is a common finding in patients with cancer and potentially influences the patient’s outcome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia, according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, in a sample of women with breast cancer (BC) and a BMI lower than 30 kg/m2. This cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with BC, stage 0-III, and receiving therapy for BC; the women were recruited at the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. A control group with similar age and BMI was selected from the internal database. Anthropometry, bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and hand grip strength (HGS) were measured to detect sarcopenia. A total of 122 patients (mean age 49.3 ± 11.0 years, BMI 24.6 ± 3.0 kg/m2) and 80 healthy controls were analyzed. Sarcopenia was found in 13.9% patients with BC, while none of the subjects in the control group was sarcopenic. By comparing BC patients with and without sarcopenia and the control group, the fat-free mass of sarcopenic BC patients were significantly lower than those of both non-sarcopenic BC patients and the control (p < 0.05). The phase angle was also significantly lower in sarcopenic patients (−0.5 degrees, p = 0.048) than in the control group. Considering the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with BC, our findings suggest the usefulness of body composition and HGS evaluation for early screening of sarcopenia to reduce the risk of associated complications.
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