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| Year : 2011 |
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Cancer cachexia
Raghu Dhanapal, TR Saraswathi, N Govind Rajkumar
Department of Oral Pathology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Raghu Dhanapal
Reader, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.86670
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Cancer cachexia is a wasting syndrome characterized by weight loss, anorexia, asthenia and anemia. The pathogenicity of this syndrome is multifactorial, due to a complex interaction of tumor and host factors. The signs and symptoms of cachexia are considered as the prognostic parameters in cancer patients. This review gives an emphasis on the various mechanisms involved in cachexia and an insight into head and neck cancer cachexia. |
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