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Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus.

K. Fearon, F. Strasser, S. Anker, I. Bosaeus, E. Bruera, R. Fainsinger, A. Jatoi, C. Loprinzi, N. Macdonald, G. Mantovani, Mellar P. Davis, M. Muscaritoli, F. Ottery, L. Radbruch, P. Ravasco, D. Walsh, A. Wilcock, S. Kaasa, V. Baracos

2011.5.1LANCET ONCOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(10)70218-7

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A framework exists on a framework for the definition and classification of cancer cachexia, a multifactorial syndrome defined by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass that cannot be fully reversed by conventional nutritional support and leads to progressive functional impairment.

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FEARON, K., et al. Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: An international consensus. LANCET ONCOLOGY, 2011, 12 5: 489–95.