Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Impairs Quality of Life in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Impairs Quality of Life in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) frequently develop low skeletal muscle mass (SMM), but, little is known about the impacts of low SMM on health-related quality of life (QOL).Methods: We retrospectively assessed 56 patients with locoreg...

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Main Authors: Xin Hua, Jun-Fang Liao, Shan Liu, Jun Zhang, Han-Ying Huang, Wen Wen, Zhi-Qing Long, Wen-Wen Zhang, Ling Guo, Huan-Xin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
low skeletal muscle mass
pain
quality of life
concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2019.00195/full

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