Multimodal Therapy for Cancer Cachexia
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چکیده
Understand how the diverse mechanisms of cancer cachexia; mean that a multimodal therapeutic approach is necessary; Understand the need to develop more sensitive/robust outcomes for cachexia therapy; Understand basic assessment of patients with cancer cachexia; Understand the elements that make up a multimodal approach to the management of cancer cachexia; Understand the issues of compliance and behaviour modification within a multimodal programme.
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ClINICAl NUTRITION AND COlORECTAl CANCER
Cachexia-anorexia syndrome, characterized by anorexia and loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mass, is common feature in majority of patients with cancer, especially in cancer localized in gastrointestinal tract. Malnutrition is recognized as a negative prognostic factor in patients with colorectal cancer. Malnutrition in cancer patients reduces response to specific oncological therapy, ...
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