Cancer cachexia impacts almost 90% of people living with pancreatic cancer. Learn more about this condition in this Q&A with Nicolas Clifford, PanCAN’s manager of research and education communication.

Cardiology is the medical specialty focused on the heart and the cardiovascular system. It involves the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. These ...

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, while depression is highly prevalent in this patient population and has long been regarded as an independent risk ...

Across disciplines, therapeutic areas and even continents, Pfizer scientists have been working to advance understanding of – and potential treatments for – cachexia, a complex metabolic condition ...

New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how the ...

Background: The Asian Working Group for Cachexia (AWGC) has released consensus criteria for diagnosing cachexia in Asians. Nevertheless, there is limited data regarding the application of these ...

One of the fastest-rising cancers in Britain and the US-particularly in under 50s-it is often dubbed a 'silent killer' because it rarely causes symptoms until it is advanced.

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle loss leading to progressive functional impairment. Despite the ubiquity of cachexia in clinical practice, prevention, ...