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Development and validation of a cancer cachexia risk score for digestive tract cancer patients before abdominal surgery

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Cancer cachexia is prevalent in digestive tract cancer patients and has significant impacts on prognosis; it is vital to identify individuals who are at risk of cancer cachexia to allow… Click to show full abstract

Cancer cachexia is prevalent in digestive tract cancer patients and has significant impacts on prognosis; it is vital to identify individuals who are at risk of cancer cachexia to allow for appropriate evaluation and treatment. This study evaluated whether digestive tract cancer patients with a risk of cancer cachexia and who had a risk of adverse survival could be identified before abdominal surgery.

Keywords: tract cancer; cancer cachexia; cancer patients; digestive tract; cachexia; cancer

Journal Title: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Year Published: 2023

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