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Factors affecting weight and body composition in childhood cancer survivors—cross-sectional study

Cancer/ Palliative treatment
Author
Malgorzata et al.
Used Parameters : BFM, PBF, SMM

Publication Year : 2020

Country : Poland

Journal : Ecancer medical science

Due to improved efficacy of antitumour treatment in the general population, there are increasingly more childhood cancer survivors. However, some of these survivors are at risk of distant complications including cardiovascular disease. We aimed to examine the risk of overweight/obesity and abnormal body composition in a large group of patients from our paediatric oncology centre. We used anthropometric methods and electrical bioimpedance to assess these features, and then determined their association with disease and treatment …
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