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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10927837 | biostudies-literature | 2024
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Holistic integrative oncology 20240311 1
Cancer provokes systemic diseases through three possible mechanisms: 1) Distal metastasis in multiple tissues and organs, which directly causes functional damage and impairment of involved organs; 2) Paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS) that affects multiple organ systems, including the endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematologic, neurologic, dermatologic, and ophthalmologic systems; and 3) Cancer cachexia (CCA) or self-wasting syndrome characterized by anorexia, progressive bodyweight loss, adipose atrop ...[more]