Promising hormone may help reduce malnutrition in gastric cancer patients
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
In gastric cancer patients who have had part or all of their stomach removed, the hormone ghrelin may lessen post-operative weight loss and improve appetite, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.