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Purpose of review: The aim of this review is to discuss the relationship between cachexia in lung cancer and the role of supportive and palliative care.
Recent findings: A recent meta-analysis has shown that early supportive and palliative care improves outcome in patients with lung cancer. This includes benefits in survival, quality of life, mood and need for less aggressive end of life care. However, we examine how this is impacted by cachexia. Cachexia is a pro inflammatory syndrome causing loss of weight, muscle and function. The level of cachexia likely impacts early supportive and palliative care goals for individual patients.
Summary: It is suggested that supportive and palliative care is a key component of managing patients with lung cancer and should be routine practice.
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A reader-friendly resource, Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care provides an up-to-date account of the most important advances in the field of supportive and palliative care. Each issue contains either two or three sections delivering a diverse and comprehensive coverage of all the key issues, including end-of-life management, gastrointestinal systems and respiratory problems. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care is an indispensable journal for the busy clinician, researcher or student.
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