TITLE:
The Role of Body Composition Analyzer in the Preoperative Assessment of Breast Cancer Patients
AUTHORS:
Lijuan Zhang, Qiaoling Zhong, Yun Ding, Jinlan Li, Qinghua Luo, Liping Zhang, Yuezhou Guo, Na Li, Huizhen Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Breast Cancer, Body Composition, Tumor Stages, Lymphatic Metastasis, Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cancer Therapy,
Vol.15 No.9,
September
18,
2024
ABSTRACT: Background: The segmental multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (SMF-BIA) is a useful method for evaluating physical health and nutritional status in various clinical settings. But less is known about its role in the preoperative assessment of breast cancer patients. Herein, we try to monitor the changes in body composition of preoperative patients by SMF-BIA and figure out its association with clinical features. Methods: The changes in body composition were monitored by SMF-BIA in 563 female patients with breast cancer. Monitor body moisture and collect relevant data on the day before surgery as a prospective study. Retrospective analysis will be conducted based on preoperative data and pathological results after lymph node resection, Spearman’s correlation coefficients were calculated to investigate the correlation among parameters. Results: We found that the body water, extracellular water ratio, and bioelectrical impedance of the affected upper limbs of patients with different tumor stages or different numbers of lymph node metastases were significantly different from those of their healthy upper limbs (P P P P P Conclusion: SMF-BIA can help monitor the changes in body composition of breast cancer patients and provide detailed information for making a personalized treatment plan and individual nursing schedule. However, the value of SMF-BIA in preoperative assessment still needs to be validated in large prospective clinical trials.