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We have a serious problem here: 1. cachexia IS NOT a disease, it is a SYMPTOM 2. you do not have to be anorectic to be cachectic To fix such a huge mistake I would have to wirte the article from the very begining and unfortunatelly I have not very time to spare. I just wonder who wrote it????!!!! Myga 15:00, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
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Cachexia is a "wasting" syndrome. Advanced cancer and HIV can lead to cachexia. TNFalpha, an inflammatory cytokine, is upregulated in cancer patients suffering from cachexia. Patients may be treated with Megestrol, an appetite stiumulant. Treatment is largely supportive, not curative.
There appears to be a contradiction on this page - 'resulting in muscle atrophy. Resulting in large muscle gains.' Surely that's opposite? Prettyinpink88 (talk) 20:01, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
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