Components of the anorexia–cachexia syndrome: gastrointestinal symptom correlates of cancer anorexia

摘要

Introduction Cancer-related anorexia is traditionally considered part of a complex but ill-defined anorexia–cachexia syndrome in which anorexia is intimately associated with other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and weight loss. We surveyed cancer patients with anorexia to learn more about the relationship between anorexia and these symptoms.