A hunger for hunger: A review of palliative therapies for cancer-associated anorexia

Daniel S. Childs; Aminah Jatoi

doi:10.21037/APM.2018.05.08

A hunger for hunger: A review of palliative therapies for cancer-associated anorexia

Daniel S. Childs, Aminah Jatoi

Medical Oncology

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Abstract

Cancer-associated anorexia, or loss of appetite, is prevalent, distressing to patients and their families, and associated with poorer outcomes in patients with advanced cancer. A well-defined therapeutic strategy remains to be defined. We present here a review of appetite loss in cancer patients with a summary of how best to manage this symptom.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	50-58
Number of pages	9
Journal	Annals of Palliative Medicine
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21037/APM.2018.05.08
State	Published - 2019

Keywords

Anorexia
Appetite stimulants
Cancer
Loss of appetite
Nutrition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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