cachexia
Noun
Meaning
Alt. of Cachexy
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
wasting
cachexy
disease
disorder
illness
upset
complaint
sickness
asthma
abscess
chill
atrophy
ailment
affliction
infirmity
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Palliative care is currently the only treatment for cancer cachexia.
For now, and given the fact that cachexia often begins long before it is obvious on physical exam, it's important to address this complication in people with conditions such as lung cancer as soon as possible after a diagnosis.
The paper showed that the combination treatment could prevent muscle wasting in a cancer cachexia model as well as in muscular dystrophy.