Influence of body composition profile on outcomes following colorectal cancer surgery.

George MalietzisA C CurrieT AthanasiouN JohnsN AnyameneR Glynne-JonesR H KennedyK C H FearonJ T Jenkins

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2016)

Myopenia may have an independent prognostic effect on cancer survival for patients with colorectal cancer. Muscle depletion may represent a modifiable risk factor in patients with colorectal cancer and needs to be targeted as a relevant endpoint of health recommendations.

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