Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal ...
Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in muscle mass and fatty tissue. This cancer-induced cachexia (CIC) is ...
Patients should be mindful of preserving muscle mass while receiving GLP-1 therapy during cancer treatment. Experts discuss body composition, sarcopenia and treatment durability in oncology care. As ...