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 ...

•Cancer cachexia is a highly morbid condition that negatively affects quality of life, reduces tolerance to anticancer therapy, and confers poor survival. Despite this, there is no current US Food and ...

Understanding the importance of using the right diagnostic criteria for cachexia is crucial, as it can significantly influence the health and survival of cancer patients. Maintaining good health and ...

Discover how brain-liver miscommunication contributes to cancer cachexia and explore new treatment avenues on World Cancer ...

Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome characterized by the ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass, with or without fat loss, that cannot be reversed entirely by conventional nutritional ...

Though cancer cachexia has been researched extensively, it remains challenging to understand and treat. Though cancer cachexia has been researched extensively, it remains challenging to understand and ...

The exercise hormone irisin may be responsible for muscle weakening in cancer-related cachexia, but only in males. A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine (IN, USA) has demonstrated ...

Many people with cancer experience dramatic loss of muscle and fat tissue. In many cases, even the heart muscle is affected, which further weakens the body. This wasting syndrome, known as cachexia, ...

Cachexia, defined as a loss of body weight, fat, and muscle mass that occurs in patients with chronic diseases, including cancer, remains a notable clinical challenge. With limited viable treatment ...

A recent study identified disparities in cachexia incidence among patients with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) across different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. An analysis of ...

Eating disorders are often thought of as body image disorders with symptoms of food restriction and purging. In most cases, the goal of these behaviors is to prevent weight gain. Not all eating ...