"Cancer cachexia is specifically used to refer to the cachexia associated with malignant disease. Similarly, cardiac cachexia is used for those with chronic heart disease who are cachectic."
"Cancer cachexia is specifically used to refer to the cachexia associated with malignant disease. Similarly, cardiac cachexia is used for those with chronic heart disease who are cachectic."
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"Cachexia is an entity which is distinct from other conditions such as starvation, malnutrition, malabsorptive states, hyperthyroidism, depression and loss of muscle bulk due to ageing 1,3."
"Historically, it was thought that the cachexia associated with cancer was primarily due to a combination of anorexia and an elevated basal energy utilisation 1. This is now deemed to be far too simplistic, not least because optimal dietetic interventions do not reverse the condition. The development of cachexia is complex and characterised by an interplay of metabolic, immunological and neurological factors 1."