Pancreatic cancerrelated cachexia: influence on metabolism and correlation to weight loss and pulmonary function

BACKGROUND: Dramatic weight loss is an often underestimated symptom in pancreatic cancer patients. Cachexia- defined as an unintended loss of stable weight exceeding 10% – is present in up to 80% of patients with cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract, and has a significant influence on survival...

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Autores principales: Bachmann, Jeannine, Ketterer, Knut, Marsch, Christiane, Fechtner, Kerstin, Krakowski-Roosen, Holger, Büchler, Markus W, Friess, Helmut, Martignoni, Marc E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19635171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-255

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19635171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-255

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