Evaluation of cachexia in oral submucous fibrosis

• Main Authors: Pooja Singh (Author), Harshkant Gharote (Author), Preeti Nair (Author), Karthik Hegde (Author), Nisheeth Saawarn (Author), R Guruprasad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Patients with cancer suffer from a wasting syndrome associated with anorexia/cachexia. Anorexia is associated with a marked loss of appetite and/or an aversion to food. Cachexia is associated with loss of body mass and is often associated with weakness, fatigue leading to poor quality...