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Study results from University of Glasgow broaden understanding of cancer
June 16th, 2009
"Purpose of review There is now good evidence in humans that a chronic systemic inflammatory response results in the cardinal features of cancer cachexia, principally the progressive loss of weight (in particular lean tissue). This review examines the role of recent simple objective systemic inflammation-based scores in predicting reduction of nutritional status and survival," scientists in Scotland report. "Recent findings The most common measure of the systemic inflammatory response in cancer patients has been an elevated C-reactive protein concentration. This has now been included in recent definitions of cancer cachexia. There are also recent systemic...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-16)
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