title: Cancer cachexia.
abstract: Despite recent advances in the delivery of nutritional support, cachexia continues to contribute to the morbidity and mortality of cancer patients. This impasse has called for a review of the many factors that are believed to be associated with weight loss in the cancer host. This article reviews the topic with a view to past problems and areas for investigation in the future.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Fearon
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004435:Eating; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D009752:Nutritional Status