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Cancer cachexia: A therapeutic approach

✍ Scribed by Josep M. Argilés; Sebastiaan H. Meijsing; Javier Pallarés-Trujillo; Xavier Guirao; Francisco J. López-Soriano

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
195 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0198-6325

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✦ Synopsis

Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome which occurs in more than two-thirds of patients who die with advanced cancer. The main components of this pathological state are anorexia and metabolic abnormalities such as glucose intolerance, fat depletion, and muscle protein catabolism among others. The aim of the present study is to review the different therapeutic approaches that have been designed to fight and counteract cancer cachexia.

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