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ey0016.9-2 | Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk in Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB16

9.2. The late effects of radiation therapy on skeletal muscle morphology and progenitor cell content are influenced by diet-induced obesity and exercise training in male mice

D D'Souza , S Roubos , J Larkin , J Lloyd , R Emmons , H Chen , M De Lisio

To read the full abstract: Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 30; 9(1): 6691.In recent years, improved knowledge of the metabolic risks in childhood cancer survivors (CCS) has increasingly focused research on modifiable factors and preventive strategies (1–2). It is well known that therapeutic irradiation can cause detrimental changes in body composition, but it is still unknown whether the specific...