Results Body mass index (BMI) distribution was 17% obese, 35% overweight, 36% normal
weight, and 12% underweight. Patients in all BMI categories varied widely in weight loss, …

Purpose The primary toxicity of trastuzumab therapy for human epidermal growth factor
receptor 2–overexpressing (HER2-positive) breast cancer is dose-independent cardiac …

… Sunita Ghosh, University of Alberta, Alberta Health Services-Cancer Control, … Kumar,
Valery Sinaika, Darejan Lomidze, Douglas Guedes de Castro, Katarzyna Dyttus-Cebulok …

Background: Skeletal muscle wasting is considered the central feature of cachexia, but the
potential for skeletal muscle anabolism in patients with advanced cancer is unproven. …

PURPOSE: Multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the equivalence of
multifraction and single-fraction (SF) radiotherapy for the palliation of painful bone metastases (…

Background: Prognostic significance of adiposity, at the time of cancer diagnosis, on survival
is not clear. Body mass index (kg m− 2) does not provide an appropriate assessment of …

Background Skeletal muscle is known to play a role in hepatic encephalopathy. Fatty
infiltration of the muscle (myosteatosis) and muscle mass depletion (sarcopenia) are frequent …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of 17 symptoms on reduced dietary intake, weight loss,
and survival of patients with Head and Neck Cancer (HNC). Methods 635 Consecutive …

… Lisa Martin, Sharon Watanabe, Robin Fainsinger, Francis Lau, Sunita Ghosh, Hue Quan,
Marlis Atkins, Konrad Fassbender, G. Michael Downing, and Vickie Baracos … Robin …

Background Home diagnosis and therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may improve
access to testing and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. We compared …