Simple Physical Tests Predict Lung Cancer Survival Better Than Muscle Mass

Advanced lung cancer patients with median survival of 10 months face cachexia-related muscle loss, fatigue, and weakness; study involved 55 patients with significant prior weight loss.

In the corridors of cancer care, a quiet revolution is unfolding: researchers from São Paulo and Harvard have found that what a lung cancer patient can do with their body matters more than how much body they have left. Studying 55 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, scientists discovered that simple acts — walking a hallway, rising from a chair — predicted survival more reliably than muscle mass alone. Two blood markers, serine and M22G, have also emerged as potential guides for identifying who will respond to chemotherapy. The findings invite medicine to reconsider what resilie

Simple Physical Tests Predict Lung Cancer Survival Better Than Muscle Mass

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