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OVERVIEW OF CANCER CACHEXIA Introduction . Prevalence of Clinical Cancer Cachexia . Relationship of Protein-Calorie Undernutrition to Survival in Cancer Patients . Postulated Mechanisms for the Development of Cancer Cachexia . METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN CANCER SUBJECTS ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metabolic Characteristics of Cancer Cells . Altered Metabolism of Host Cells: the Divergent Behavior of Liver and Muscle . Altered Metabolism of Host at the Whole Organism Level . CONCLUSIONS .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawson et al. (Thu,) studied this question.