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Cachexia Worsens Prognosis in Older Patients With Advanced SCLC

Cachexia in older SCLC patients leads to inferior survival rates and increased treatment complications, such as dose reductions and incomplete chemotherapy courses. Patients with cachexia had ...
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Cancer Cachexia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

With cachexia, the muscles in your body will waste away regardless of how much you eat. The condition causes severe weight loss. (Photo Credit: Dr P. Marazzi/Science Source) Cachexia (aka “wasting ...
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Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Factors as Determinants of Cachexia Incidence and Outcomes in a Retrospective Cohort of Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer

Cachexia is a paraneoplastic syndrome of unintentional adipose and muscle tissue wasting with severe impacts to functionality and quality of life. Although health inequities across minority and ...
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The prevalence of cachexia among patients with solid and hematologic malignancies at a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center in the 12 months prior to death.

Effect of distress on total toxicity burden and activities of daily living among 382 advanced stage cancer patients: A URCC CCOP research base study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ...
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Keto Diet May Help Starve Cancer Tumors But Also Poses Risks

Share on Pinterest A new study looked at the impacts of the keto diet on cancer tumors. Drazen/Getty Images New research on the keto diet finds it may help to slow the growth of tumors, but may also ...