Why do people with cancer lose weight?

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Preethem S.
Nov 18, 2015

Cachexia is defined as weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness. This is often seen in cancer.

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The following picture lists factors that contribute to Cachexia in cancer quite clearly (i know it has spelling mistakes but the facts are right)

![http://www.healthyfellow.com/images/2009/http://cachexia.gif](https://useruploads.socratic.org/wKDZa4bbTKaKmC6caoRb_cachexia.gif)

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