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8: The cachexia syndrome

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Anker S. Sharma R. The syndrome of cardiac cachexia. International Journal of Cardiology. 2002; 85(1): 51.

Barber MD. Fearon KC. Tisdale MJ. McMillan DC. Ross JA. Effect of a fish oil-enriched nutritional supplement on metabolic mediators in patients with pancreatic cancer cachexia. Nutrition & Cancer. 2001; 40(2):118-24.

Barber MD. Ross JA. Fearon KC. Cancer cachexia. Surgical Oncology. 1999; 8(3):133-41.

Berry C. Clark AL. Catabolism in chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal. 2000; 21(7): 521-32.

Brown JK. A systematic review of the evidence on symptom management of cancer-related anorexia and cachexia. Oncology Nursing Forum. 2002; 29(3): 517-32.

Fearon K. Moses A. Cancer cachexia. International Journal of Cardiology. 2002; 85(1): 73.

Fearon KC. Barber MD. Moses AG. The cancer cachexia syndrome. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2001; 10(1):109-26.

Lundholm K, Gelin J, Hytlander A, Lonnroth C, Sandstrom R, Svaninger G. Anti-inflammatory treatment may prolong survival in undernourished pateints with metastatic solid tumours. Cancer Research, 1994; 54: 5602 – 5606

Macmillan DC, Wigmore SJ, Fearon KCH, O’Gorman P, Wright CE, McArdle CSA. A prospective randomised study of megestrol acetate and ibuprofen in gastrointestinal cancer patients with weight loss. British Journal of Cancer, 1999; 79: 495 – 500

Mantovani G. Cachexia and anorexia. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2000; 8(6): 506-9.

Nelson KA. Modern management of the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome. Current Oncology Reports. 2000; 2(4): 362-8.. 21064185

O’Gorman P, McMillan DC, McArdle CS. Impact of weight loss, appetite and the inflammatory response on quality of life in gastrointestinal cancer patients. Nutrition and Cancer, 1998; 32: 76-80

Plauth M. Schutz E. Cachexia in liver cirrhosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 85(1):83, 2002

Schols A. Pulmonary cachexia. International Journal of Cardiology. 2002; 85(1):101.

Strasser F. Bruera ED. Update on anorexia and cachexia. Hematology - Oncology Clinics of North America. 2002; 16(3): 589-617.

Tisdale MJ. Metabolic abnormalities in cachexia and anorexia. Nutrition. 2000; 16(10): 1013-4.

Walsmith J. Roubenoff R. Cachexia in rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Cardiology. 2002; 85(1): 89.