Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Cachexia
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Wasting syndrome
- Medical condition.image
- Riehl Zumbusch Tafel LVIII (2).jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Person with cancer-associated cachexia
- Medical condition.field
- Oncology, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Sudden weight loss, altered eating signals
- Medical condition.prognosis
- Very poor
- Medical condition.frequency
- 1%
- Medical condition.deaths
- 1.5 to 2 million people a year
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