Disease specific substrates in cancer cachexia – Reality and anticipation
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Disease specific substrates in cancer cachexia - Reality and anticipation.
In recent years, the concept of nutrition in patients with tumour diseases has been changing very significantly. The article discusses the pathogenesis of tumour cachexia and sarcopenia, which have been intensively studied, particularly in the last ten years. The possibilities and modern approaches in nutritional support in oncology are reviewed with a special emphasis on the group of elderly p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1507-1367
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2012.10.008