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There was an average BSA of 1.73 m 2 for 3,000 cancer patients from 1990 to 1998 in a European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) database. [ 19 ] During 2005 there was an average BSA of 1.79 m 2 for 3,613 adult cancer patients in the UK.
In people with cancer, cachexia is diagnosed from unintended weight loss of more than 5%. For cancer patients with a body mass index of less than 20 kg/m 2, cachexia is diagnosed after the unintended weight loss of more than 2%. [12] Additionally, it can be diagnosed through sarcopenia, or loss of skeletal muscle mass. [12]
Cancer related to one's occupation is believed to represent between 2–20% of all cases. [17] Most cancer deaths caused by occupational risk factors occur in the developed world. [16] Job stress does not appear to be a significant factor at least in lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers. [18]
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Sir Chris Hoy has said being diagnosed with cancer was the “biggest shock” of his life.. The six-time Olympic champion revealed last month in a Sunday Times interview that his cancer is ...
Cancer-related fatigue is a symptom of fatigue that is experienced by nearly all cancer patients. [1] Among patients receiving cancer treatment other than surgery, it is essentially universal. Fatigue is a normal and expected side effect of most forms of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and biotherapy. [2]
A new study investigated 30 cancer types in men and found that the number of cancer cases and deaths is likely to increase significantly by 2050. The researchers project an 84% increase in male ...
This form of cancer is classified as a rare cancer with an incidence of 4.8% in white patients, 3.1% in black patients, and 11.1% in Asian patients. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Clear-cell carcinoma may arise in multiple tissue types including the kidney ( clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma ), ovary ( ovarian clear-cell carcinoma ), [ 4 ] uterus ( uterine clear ...