Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 143-161, July 2003

Understanding and managing cancer cachexia

  • Neil MacDonald, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology (MacDonald), McGill University, Gerald Bronfman Centre for Clinical Research in Oncology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Alexandra M Easson, MD, FRCSC, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology (Easson), University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Vera C Mazurak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Agriculture (Mazurak, Baracos), Food and Nutritional Science,, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (Dunn), Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA
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  • Vickie E Baracos, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Agriculture (Mazurak, Baracos), Food and Nutritional Science,, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Oncology (Baracos), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Vickie E Baracos, PhD, Department of Oncology & Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 2-06H Agriculture Forestry Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5.

Received 2 April 2003; accepted 3 April 2003.

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PII: S1072-7515(03)00382-X

doi:10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00382-X

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 143-161, July 2003