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Glossary: Cachexia
 


Definition
Weight loss due to chronic disease or prolonged emotional stress.

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Cancer, GeneralRecommendation Hydrazine Sulfate
"Cachexia (wasting) in cancer patients is produced by the cancer cells’ partial metabolism of glucose, which leaves lactic acid as a by-product..."





Last updated: May 10, 2007


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