Tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of anorexia−cachexia syndrome. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat, while ...

A new model of cancer-related cachexia promises to help scientists understand why patients with cancer show severe wasting, which in turn may drive the development of better therapies. Cachexia refers ...

It has been known for many years that advanced cancer is associated with a wasting syndrome that speeds the demise of patients. About one-quarter to a third of patients with advanced cancer develop ...

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

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle loss leading to progressive functional impairment. Despite the ubiquity of cachexia in clinical practice, prevention, ...

Nutrition plays a crucial role in the lives of people with cancer. But more than a million people suffering from the disease in the United States also endure a wasting syndrome called cachexia.

A study published in Cell Reports Aug. 6 describes the generation of a new mouse model developed at Hollings Cancer Center that could lead to a better understanding of the cachexia syndrome. This ...

Many important advances have occurred in the field of cancer cachexia over the past decade, including progress in understanding the mechanisms of CACS and the development of promising pharmacologic ...

A study describes the generation of a new mouse model that could lead to a better understanding of the cachexia syndrome. A study published in Cell Reports Aug. 6 describes the generation of a new ...

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 ...

The incidence of anorexia−cachexia syndrome is high in cancer patients. This is clinically relevant because it significantly affects the course of the underlying disease. Unfortunately, awareness of ...