Cachexia and its management
Author(s)
Author(s)
Davidson, C.
Date Issued
2005
Publisher
Royal College of Nursing Publishing Company
Journal
Cancer Nursing Practice
Volume
4
Issue
2
Start page
S23
End page
S26
Abstract
Characterised by a progressive loss of muscle mass as well as fat, cachexia is a severely debilitating and life-threatening syndrome accounting for approximately 20 per cent of cancer deaths. Cachexia also has a psychological impact on patients. Dr Graeme D Smith and Claire Davidson discuss strategies to increase appetite and reverse the degree of body wasting are paramount interventions in cachectic patients.
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