Role that anorexia and weight loss play in patients with stage IV lung cancer.

Juliana Pereira Franceschini Sergio Jamnik Ilka Lopes Santoro

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2020)

Anorexia and pre-treatment weight loss appear to be relevant problems in the follow-up of patients with advanced (stage IV) lung cancer Specific interventions are of crucial importance in individualized treatment plans, even within the context of palliative care.

Keyphrases

weight loss
palliative care
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
combination therapy
advanced cancer
skeletal muscle
obese patients