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Cancer cachexia is defined as a multi factorial syndrome | Cancer cachexia or cancer associated fatigue is defined as a multi factorial syndrome | ||
characterized by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass | characterized by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass | ||
(with or without loss of fat mass) that cannot be fully | (with or without loss of fat mass) that cannot be fully | ||
reversed by conventional nutritional support and leads to | reversed by conventional nutritional support and leads to | ||
progressive functional impairment. | progressive functional impairment. | ||
The characteristic feature is the negative protein energy balance that occurs due to reduction in the food intake and an abnormal metabolism. | |||
== Classification: == | |||
There are 3 stages of relevance clinically, forming a spectrum, however not all of these subjects traverse the entire spectrum. | |||
# Precachecia: | |||
# Cachexia | |||
# refractory cachexia | |||
Revision as of 17:58, 25 July 2020
Definition:[edit | edit source]
Cancer cachexia or cancer associated fatigue is defined as a multi factorial syndrome characterized by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass (with or without loss of fat mass) that cannot be fully reversed by conventional nutritional support and leads to progressive functional impairment.
The characteristic feature is the negative protein energy balance that occurs due to reduction in the food intake and an abnormal metabolism.
Classification:[edit | edit source]
There are 3 stages of relevance clinically, forming a spectrum, however not all of these subjects traverse the entire spectrum.
- Precachecia:
- Cachexia
- refractory cachexia
