Impact of Cancer Cachexia on Hospitalization-associated Physical Inactivity in Elderly Patients with Advanced Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

• Main Authors: Ayumu Morikawa (Author), Tateaki Naito (Author), Miwa Sugiyama (Author), Taro Okayama (Author), Takashi Aoyama (Author), Akira Tanuma (Author), Katsuhiro Omae (Author), Toshiaki Takahashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: New or worsening disability can develop in elderly patients in just 1 week of hospitalization for acute illness. Elderly patients with cancer, particularly those with cancer cachexia, are vulnerable to disability. This study aimed to explore the impact of hospitalization and cachexia on p...