Maintaining good health and well-being is crucial for how well patients respond to cancer treatments. Unfortunately, cachexia, or involuntary weight loss, is a major concern for many individuals with ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Reimagining Cancer Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness by Expanding the Traditional Oncology Team Cachexia is a systemic wasting syndrome prevalent in patients with cancer that significantly ...

Researchers have discovered a new potential drug target for the lethal wasting disease known as cancer cachexia. Their findings illustrate that even small groups of neurons in the brain can have an ...

Pfizer researchers say they are developing a drug that might counteract a condition that leads to the death of cancer patients within a year of its diagnosis. Photo by Stephanie Lecocq/EPA-EFE Sept.

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 ...

Keto diets shrink pancreatic and colorectal tumors by starving them of the glucose they need to survive. But they also speed up development of a lethal wasting disease called cachexia. In mice, ...