Progestagens and Corticosteroids in the Management Cancer Cachexia

摘要: Over the past few years, many authors have approached problem of treatment cancer cachexia focusing on either knowledge main pathogenetic events, or outcomes in terms symptoms improvement quality life [1] [8]. The relevance clinical investigations anorexia-cachexia has epidemiological and roots, considering that it is very frequent advanced terminal disease (up to 40% patients with disease, more than 80% patients), its manifestations often represent a source great concern for both relatives [5]. approach been directed towards different targets, can be aetiological, symptomatic according attention paid tumour growth, behaviour syndrome. However, mandatory define biological rationale therapeutic options, every approach, using an evidence-based model.