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Anorexia and cachexia in advanced cancer.

Abstract
During the last days of life, patients experience a myriad of symptomatology. While the exact percentage of patients with cancer affected by anorexia may be subject to debate, there is a clear indication that a significant portion of patients with cancer will at some point in the course of his or her illness suffer the ravages of anorexia and the related progressive weight loss that accompanies it. Anorexia is often related to the tissue wasting process of cachexia, a more severely debilitating condition that may be a contributing factor, or even the primary cause of death, in approximately 20% of cancer patients. Clinicians involved in oncology and hospice/palliative care should have a clear understanding of this process and appropriate interventions for patients experiencing anorexia/cachexia.
AuthorsL Stepp, T S Pakiz
JournalThe Nursing clinics of North America (Nurs Clin North Am) Vol. 36 Issue 4 Pg. 735-44, vii (Dec 2001) ISSN: 0029-6465 [Print] United States
PMID11726350 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Anorexia (etiology, nursing, physiopathology, psychology)
  • Cachexia (etiology, nursing, physiopathology, psychology)
  • Fluid Therapy (methods)
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms (complications, nursing)
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Palliative Care

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