Communicating with Adolescents and Young Adults about Cancer-Associated Weight Loss.

Abstract:

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Over the past two decades, advances have been made in understanding the pathophysiology of cancer-associated weight loss, termed "cachexia." To date, there is no proven effective intervention to completely reverse cachexia and there are no approved drug therapies to treat it. This paper will review relevant literature in relation to communicating with adolescents and young adults about cancer-associated weight loss. RECENT FINDINGS:Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) who have cancer are a unique group of patients due to their stage of development and maturity. This article outlines issues specific to this patient cohort that need to be considered to better understand the impact of cachexia and explore pertinent matters when communicating with AYAs in relation to cachexia.

journal_name

Curr Oncol Rep

journal_title

Current oncology reports

authors

Reid J,McKeaveney C,Martin P

doi

10.1007/s11912-019-0765-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-02-04 00:00:00

pages

15

issue

2

eissn

1523-3790

issn

1534-6269

pii

10.1007/s11912-019-0765-7

journal_volume

21

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