Hand grip strength in patients with advanced cancer: A prospective study.

Sara HadzibegovicJan PorthunAlessia LenaPia WeinländerLaura C LückSophia K PotthoffLukas RösnickAnn-Kathrin FröhlichLuisa Valentina RamerFrederike SonntagUrsula WilkenshoffJohann AhnUlrich KellerLars BullingerAmir A MahabadiMatthias TotzeckTienush RassafStephan von HaehlingAndrew J S CoatsStefan D AnkerEric J RoelandUlf LandmesserMarkus S Anker

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2023)

Reduced maximal HGS was associated with higher all-cause mortality, reduced overall functional status and decreased physical performance in patients with mostly advanced cancer. Similar results were found for patients with and without cancer cachexia.

Keyphrases

advanced cancer
palliative care
papillary thyroid
mental health
physical activity
squamous cell
heart rate
squamous cell carcinoma
childhood cancer
young adults