Quality of Life and Functionality of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Are Diminished As a Function of Sarcopenia and Obesity.
Brenda-Eugenia Martínez-HerreraBenjamín Trujillo-HernándezDaniel Sat-MuñozFaviola González-BarbaEduardo Cruz-CoronaLuis Héctor Bayardo-LópezAlejandro Solórzano-MeléndezDavid-Abdiel Oñate-ZubdiaRuben-Eduardo Morán-GalavízJuan-Daniel Flores-CarlosCarlos Dávalos-CobiánMario Salazar-PáramoArnulfo-Hernán Nava-ZavalaEduardo Gómez-SánchezLuz-Ma-Adriana Balderas-PeñaPublished in: Ear, nose, & throat journal (2022)
Patients with sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity have lower physical performance and a higher level of fatigue than nonsarcopenic patients. This loss of function can maintain or worsen sarcopenia due to the patient's self-restraint in physical exertion that encourages an increase in muscle tissue.
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