Researchers suggest that specialized nutritional rehabilitation programs and cachexia clinics are ideal for managing anorexia-cachexia syndrome in patients with cancer.

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 ...

New research from the University of Oklahoma, published today in Cancer Cell, describes for the first time a "triangle regulation theory" of cancer-induced cachexia and anorexia. Cachexia is a ...

A dual cannabinoid agonist drug candidate is being investigated for its potential in treating wasting syndrome in cancer patients. It demonstrated a weight gain in patients who took the drug versus a ...

Patterns of resource utilization and cost for postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor–positive (HR+), HER2-negative (HER2–) advanced breast cancer (ABC) in Europe. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Cachexia is a common complication of cancer and is associated with an increased risk of death. The level of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a circulating cytokine, is elevated in cancer ...

University of Oklahoma researcher Min Li, Ph.D., is the lead author of a new publication in Cancer Cell about cancer cachexia. Cachexia is a muscle-wasting and fat-loss condition that most often ...

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 ...

The optimal therapy for anorexia and cachexia is curing the underlying cancer. [23] Unfortunately, this goal is often not attainable with currently available treatments. Thus, an integrated ...