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Many people with cancer experience dramatic loss of muscle and fat tissue. In many cases, even the heart muscle is affected, ...

Not regaining muscle strength after recovering from cancer is a serious problem. New research has shown that the protein ...

Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding ...

A study found that tumours can impair blood vessel function in muscles, leading to severe muscle weakness in cancer patients.

Many people with cancer experience dramatic loss of muscle and fat tissue. In many cases, even the heart muscle is affected, which further weakens the body. This wasting syndrome, known as cachexia, ...

Severe muscle weakness and muscle loss during cancer is called cancer cachexia, which occurs in up to 80% of patients with advanced cancer. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

It is characterized by a progressive depletion of skeletal muscle and fat, resulting in profound weakness. Unlike ...

Severe muscle weakness and muscle loss during cancer is called cancer cachexia, which occurs in up to 80% of patients with advanced cancer. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

Recent research indicates that cachexia is far more common among cancer patients than previously suspected, with approximately half the patients who see their cancer doctor for the first time ...