Publications by authors named "S Alibhai"

Frailty and myosteatosis are each prognostic of all-cause mortality (ACM) in patients with cancer. However, it is unclear whether myosteatosis adds value to frailty for predicting ACM. We assessed whether myosteatosis improves the predictive ability of frailty for ACM in older adults undergoing chemotherapy.

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Older adults with all stages of prostate cancer are prone to developing frailty. These patients should have a frailty assessment and be managed by a multidisciplinary team. Lifestyle measures and tailoring of cancer-related treatment to the patient's fitness level can help in mitigating the adverse effects of frailty.

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Background: Functional capacity is critical to preoperative risk assessment, yet guidance on its measurement in clinical practice remains lacking.

Purpose: To identify functional capacity assessment tools studied before surgery and characterize the extent of evidence regarding performance, including in populations where assessment is confounded by noncardiopulmonary reasons.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and EBM Reviews (until July 2024).

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