Jessica Lieffers

Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study

Carla M. Prado, Jessica Lieffers, Linda J. McCargar et al. · The Lancet Oncology · 2008 · 3.2K citations

Medicine, Nutrition, Oncology +17

A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care

Marina Mourtzakis, Carla M. Prado, Jessica Lieffers et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2008 · 2.2K citations

Medicine, Oncology, Radiology +15

Sarcopenia is associated with postoperative infection and delayed recovery from colorectal cancer resection surgery

Jessica Lieffers, Oliver F. Bathe, Konrad Fassbender et al. · British Journal of Cancer · 2012 · 812 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +17

Muscle Wasting Is Associated With Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis

Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza, Judith Meza–Junco, Carla M. Prado et al. · Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2011 · 799 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Frailty +11

A viscerally driven cachexia syndrome in patients with advanced colorectal cancer: contributions of organ and tumor mass to whole-body energy demands

Jessica Lieffers, Marina Mourtzakis, Kevin D. Hall et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2009 · 251 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +17