A hunger for hunger: a review of palliative therapies for cancer-associated anorexia.
Authors:
Daniel S. Childs, Aminah Jatoi
Published in Annals of Palliative Medicine
January 2019
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.
Citation:
Childs, D. S., & Jatoi, A. (2019). A hunger for hunger: a review of palliative therapies for cancer-associated anorexia. Annals of Palliative Medicine, 8(1), 50–58. https://doi.org/10.21037/apm.2018.05.08
