Cancer Research: A Common Denominator Of Inflammations And Fatty Liver Found

Cancer researchers find key molecule for tumor cachexia. Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected patients. What is called tumor cachexia appears to be caused by signals emitted by the tumor itself.

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