Quality_of_life

Understanding cachexia and muscle dysfunction in the context of metastatic breast cancer.

Cancer cachexia significantly impacts the quality of life of cancer patients, predicting therapy response and survival. Cachexia prevalence and severity increases over the course of disease progression, affecting up to 80% of patients with metastatic cancer. Despite this, cachexia is...

🗓️ 2026-07-18
📰 Publication: Cancer And Metastasis Reviews
Read MoreUnderstanding cachexia and muscle dysfunction in the context of metastatic breast cancer.

Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life for Patients With Cachexia and Solid Tumour Cancers: Findings of a Systematic Literature Review.

BACKGROUND

Cachexia, a complex multifactorial syndrome characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass, is common in cancer and impacts treatment response, quality of life (QoL) and survival. No effective therapy is currently available. This report summarizes findings from the literature on...

🗓️ 2026-06-30
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreFunctional Outcomes and Quality of Life for Patients With Cachexia and Solid Tumour Cancers: Findings of a Systematic Literature Review.

Beyond the Lungs: The Role of Extrapulmonary Manifestations in the Quality of Life of Indians with Chronic Airway Diseases.

PURPOSE

Chronic airway diseases (CAD) including Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), persistent asthma (≥2weekly episodes) and bronchiectasis, exhibit overlapping extrapulmonary manifestations potentially affecting health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL). The study objective was to quantify HRQOL of CAD patients and identify impact of associated...

🗓️ 2026-05-09
📰 Publication: Respiratory Medicine
Read MoreBeyond the Lungs: The Role of Extrapulmonary Manifestations in the Quality of Life of Indians with Chronic Airway Diseases.

Effectiveness and Safety of Interventions for Sarcopenia in Advanced Prostate Carcinoma: Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND

Sarcopenia has emerged as a potential prognostic factor in patients with advanced prostate cancer (PCa), requiring interventions for its prevention and treatment.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to systematically identify, critically assess and synthesize the available evidence on the effectiveness and safety of interventions...

🗓️ 2026-05-06
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreEffectiveness and Safety of Interventions for Sarcopenia in Advanced Prostate Carcinoma: Systematic Review.

A comprehensive review of cancer-induced cardiac wasting.

Cancer is frequently accompanied by cachexia, a systemic syndrome characterized by progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, with or without loss of fat mass. Increasing evidence indicates that cancer can also induce cardiac muscle wasting, which is associated with structural...

🗓️ 2026-04-23
📰 Publication: British Journal Of Pharmacology
Read MoreA comprehensive review of cancer-induced cardiac wasting.

Pain characterization in osteosarcopenia: an exploratory study.

OBJECTIVE

To characterize pain in terms of frequency, intensity, and correlation with nutritional status, muscle mass, and physical performance in osteosarcopenic patients.

METHOD

We included patients affected by osteosarcopenia (OSP), according to WHO criteria and EWGSOP2 guidelines. Assessments included Bone Mineral Density, Trabecular...

🗓️ 2026-02-11
Read MorePain characterization in osteosarcopenia: an exploratory study.

Quality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy.

Background/Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with anorexia-cachexia syndrome, which negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to evaluate HRQoL and functional status in CRC patients undergoing chemotherapy who were eligible for oral nutritional supplementation (ONS). Methods:...

🗓️ 2026-01-28
Read MoreQuality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy.

Screening for Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Physical Frailty Beyond One Year after Liver Transplantation.

BACKGROUND/AIMS

Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty negatively impact quality of life and increase mortality following liver transplantation (LT). However, long-term follow-up data remain limited. This study aimed primarily to assess the malnutrition risk at 1-, 2-, and 3-years post-LT. Secondary objectives included...

🗓️ 2026-01-15
Read MoreScreening for Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Physical Frailty Beyond One Year after Liver Transplantation.

Impact of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation on the gut microbiome in older adults with sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity.

Gut microbiome plays an important role in several metabolic, immune, and inflammatory pathways; however, there is limited evidence for its role in body composition and musculoskeletal health. Sarcopenia, defined as a loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, and obesity,...

🗓️ 2026-01-09
📰 Publication: Osteoporosis International
Read MoreImpact of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation on the gut microbiome in older adults with sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity.

Cachexia in Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights to Impact Quality of Life and Survival.

Introduction: Cancer cachexia is associated with systemic inflammation and metabolic derangement, leading to muscle atrophy, which affects over 80% of pancreatic cancer patients, the highest rate among all malignancies, negatively impacting quality of life and significantly reducing survival rate. Malnutrition,...

🗓️ 2025-09-25
Read MoreCachexia in Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights to Impact Quality of Life and Survival.

Impact of Annual Dry Weight Changes on Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis.

BACKGROUND

While obesity confers a survival advantage, weight loss adversely affects the survival of patients undergoing haemodialysis. However, given the limited information regarding its long-term effects on mortality and cardiovascular events, the health benefits of weight gain remain uncertain, particularly in...

🗓️ 2025-10-01
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreImpact of Annual Dry Weight Changes on Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis.

Sarcopenia and Cachexia in Older Patients with Cancer: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Impact on Outcomes, and Management Strategies.

Sarcopenia and cachexia are two common and overlapping but distinct muscle wasting syndromes that predict adverse outcomes and undermine quality of life among older adults with cancer. Despite their prognostic value and negative effects on older patients' well-being, sarcopenia and...

🗓️ 2025-10-08
📰 Publication: Drugs & Aging
Read MoreSarcopenia and Cachexia in Older Patients with Cancer: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Impact on Outcomes, and Management Strategies.

New models for cancer cachexia and their application to drug discovery.

Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by progressive weight loss, anorexia, and loss of skeletal muscle and fat mass, resulting in reduced quality of life and poor prognosis. Currently, there are no approved pharmacological treatments for CC, highlighting...

🗓️ 2025-10-03
📰 Publication: Expert Opinion On Drug Discovery
Read MoreNew models for cancer cachexia and their application to drug discovery.

Improving Muscle Function Through a Multimodal Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity: The POMELO Trial.

Treatments aimed at improving physical function and body composition, including reducing fat mass (FM) and increasing muscle mass, may benefit individuals with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity. We investigated the feasibility and efficacy of a multimodal behavioural intervention compared...

🗓️ 2025-08-01
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreImproving Muscle Function Through a Multimodal Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity: The POMELO Trial.

Nut Intake, Functional Limitations, and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Findings From NHANES 2003-2012.

Increased nut consumption has positive effects on physical and cognitive function, but whether these translate into lower functional limitations in older adults is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between nut intake, functional limitations, the...

🗓️ 2025-08-01
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreNut Intake, Functional Limitations, and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Findings From NHANES 2003-2012.

The Interface of a Leaky Gut with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life (SarQoL) in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently exhibit intestinal leaks and age-related muscle impairment, termed sarcopenia. The sarcopenia-related quality-of-life (SarQoL) is a tool to evaluate the quality of life of sarcopenic patients. However, the association of intestinal leak with...

🗓️ 2025-06-24
📰 Publication: International Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Read MoreThe Interface of a Leaky Gut with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life (SarQoL) in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

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