Search Results - "KILGOUR, Robert D"

Use of routinely available clinical, nutritional, and functional criteria to classify cachexia in advanced cancer patients by Vigano, Antonio A.L, Morais, José A, Ciutto, Lorella, Rosenthall, Leonard, Di Tomasso, Jonathan, Khan, Sarah, Olders, Henry, Borod, Manuel, Kilgour, Robert D

“…Summary Background Cachexia is a highly prevalent syndrome in cancer and chronic diseases. However, due to the heterogeneous features of cancer cachexia, its…”
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Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Tissue in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Using Ultrasound Elastography by Hashemi, Hoda S., Fallone, Stefanie, Boily, Mathieu, Towers, Anna, Kilgour, Robert D., Rivaz, Hassan

“…Breast cancer-related lymphedema is a consequence of a malfunctioning lymphatic drainage system resulting from surgery or some other form of treatment. In the…”
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The Abridged Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Is a Useful Tool for Early Detection and Characterization of Cancer Cachexia by Vigano, Antonio L., MD, MSc, di Tomasso, Jonathan, RD, Kilgour, Robert D., PhD, FACSM, Trutschnigg, Barbara, MSc, Lucar, Enriqueta, Morais, José A., MD, Borod, Manuel, MD

“…Abstract Cancer cachexia (CC) is a syndrome characterized by wasting of lean body mass and fat, often driven by decreased food intake, hypermetabolism, and…”
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Validity and Usability of a Smartphone Image-Based Dietary Assessment App Compared to 3-Day Food Diaries in Assessing Dietary Intake Among Canadian Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial by Ji, Yuwei, Plourde, Hugues, Bouzo, Valerie, Kilgour, Robert D, Cohen, Tamara R

“…Accurate dietary assessment is needed in studies that include analysis of nutritional intake. Image-based dietary assessment apps have gained in popularity for…”
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Is IL-6 the best pro-inflammatory biomarker of clinical outcomes of cancer cachexia? by Scheede-Bergdahl, Celena, Watt, Heather L, Trutschnigg, Barbara, Kilgour, Robert D, Haggarty, Allison, Lucar, Enriqueta, Vigano, Antonio

“…Summary Background & aims Despite the descriptive presence of cancer cachexia (CC) in clinical practice, the underlying mechanisms and diagnostic definition…”
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Test-retest reliability of pressure pain threshold measurements of the upper limb and torso in young healthy women by Jones, David H, Kilgour, Robert D, Comtois, Alain S

“…The goal of this study was to determine the intra- and interday reliability of pressure pain thresholds (PPT) in the upper extremity and torso of asymptomatic…”
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Segmentation of Arm Ultrasound Images in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Database and Deep Learning Algorithm by Goudarzi, Sobhan, Whyte, Jesse, Boily, Mathieu, Towers, Anna, Kilgour, Robert D., Rivaz, Hassan

“…Objective: Breast cancer treatment often causes the removal of or damage to lymph nodes of the patient's lymphatic drainage system. This side effect is the…”
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Diet and Exercise Interventions in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Scoping Review by Kasvis, Popi, Kilgour, Robert D.

“…Diet and exercise interventions may help reverse malnutrition and muscle wasting common in pancreatic cancer. We performed a scoping review to identify the…”
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Impact of Dietary Counseling on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer Awaiting Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery by Kasvis, Popi, Vigano, Antonio, Bui, Tram, Carli, Franco, Kilgour, Robert D.

“…We examined the effectiveness of dietary counseling performed within a trimodal prehabilitation study for patients with cancer awaiting…”
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Relationship Between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism and Body Composition, Functional Performance, and Blood Biomarkers in Advanced Cancer Patients by VIGANO, Antonio, TRUTSCHNIGG, Barbara, KILGOUR, Robert D, HAMEL, Nancy, HORNBY, Laura, LUCAR, Enriqueta, FOULKES, William, TREMBLAY, Michel L, MORAIS, José A

“…Purpose: Nutritional and functional outcome measures have been shown to vary in patients with chronic diseases according to the polymorphic alleles of…”
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Impact of cancer and chemotherapy on autonomic nervous system function and cardiovascular reactivity in young adults with cancer: a case-controlled feasibility study by Adams, Scott C, Schondorf, Ronald, Benoit, Julie, Kilgour, Robert D

“…Preliminary evidence suggests cancer- and chemotherapy-related autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction may contribute to the increased cardiovascular (CV)…”
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A hypothesis for a possible synergy between ghrelin and exercise in patients with cachexia: Biochemical and physiological bases by Fuoco, Domenico, Kilgour, Robert D, Vigano, Antonio

“…Abstract This article reviews the biochemical and physiological observations underpinning the synergism between ghrelin and ghrelin agonists with exercise,…”
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Use of prediction equations to determine the accuracy of whole-body fat and fat-free mass and appendicular skeletal muscle mass measurements from a single abdominal image using computed tomography in advanced cancer patients by Kilgour, Robert D, Cardiff, Katrina, Rosenthall, Leonard, Lucar, Enriqueta, Trutschnigg, Barbara, Vigano, Antonio

“…Measurements of body composition using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and single abdominal images from computed tomography (CT) in advanced cancer…”
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Kinematics and muscle activation patterns during a maximal voluntary rate activity in healthy elderly and young adults by Chadnova, Eva, St-Onge, Nancy, Courtemanche, Richard, Kilgour, Robert D.

“…Background Maximal voluntary rate (MVR) performance tasks can provide important age-related information to the limiting factors associated with movement and…”
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Cancer-related fatigue: the impact of skeletal muscle mass and strength in patients with advanced cancer by Kilgour, Robert D., Vigano, Antonio, Trutschnigg, Barbara, Hornby, Laura, Lucar, Enriqueta, Bacon, Simon L., Morais, José A.

“…Background Although exertional fatigue is directly and negatively related to skeletal muscle mass and strength, it is currently unknown if these variables are…”
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Precision and reliability of strength (Jamar vs. Biodex handgrip) and body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry vs. bioimpedance analysis) measurements in advanced cancer patients by Trutschnigg, Barbara, Kilgour, Robert D, Reinglas, Jason, Rosenthall, Leonard, Hornby, Laura, Morais, José A, Vigano, Antonio

“…Important deteriorations in body composition and strength occur and need to be accurately measured in advanced cancer patients (ACPs). The aim of this study…”
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Effectiveness of a self-administered, home-based exercise rehabilitation program for women following a modified radical mastectomy and axillary node dissection: a preliminary study by Kilgour, Robert D., Jones, David H., Keyserlingk, John R.

“…Objective This pilot study examined the effects of a self-administered, home-based exercise (HBE) rehabilitation programme designed to help women regain…”
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Determining the precision of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and bioelectric impedance spectroscopy in the assessment of breast cancer-related lymphedema by Newman, Anne L, Rosenthall, Leonard, Towers, Anna, Hodgson, Pamela, Shay, Carol A, Tidhar, Dorit, Vigano, Antonio, Kilgour, Robert D

“…The composition of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) has been shown to evolve from the initial accumulation of fluid to the development of fibrotic…”
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Meal context and food preferences in cancer patients: results from a French self-report survey by Guerdoux-Ninot, Estelle, Kilgour, Robert D., Janiszewski, Chloé, Jarlier, Marta, Meuric, Jocelyne, Poirée, Brigitte, Buzzo, Solange, Ninot, Grégory, Courraud, Julie, Wismer, Wendy, Thezenas, Simon, Senesse, Pierre

“…Purpose The present study examined patient self-reports of descriptions, experiences and consequences of meal disturbances and food preferences within a…”
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Identifying nutritional, functional, and quality of life correlates with male hypogonadism in advanced cancer patients by Fuoco, Domenico, di Tomasso, Jonathan, Boulos, Caroline, Kilgour, Robert D, Morais, Jose A, Borod, Manuel, Vigano, Antonio

“…With the availability of a potential treatment to reverse male hypogonadism (MH), the primary aim of this case series study was to determine independent…”
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