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. 2006 Mar 1;6(2):140–143. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-2-140
Cancer cachexia and fatigue
Grant D Stewart
1, Richard JE Skipworth
1, Kenneth CH Fearon
1
Grant D Stewart, BSc(Hons) MBChB MRCS(Ed)
1Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Surgical Research Fellow
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Richard JE Skipworth, BSc(Hons) MBChB MRCS(Ed)
1Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Surgical Research Fellow
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Kenneth CH Fearon, MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Glas) FRCS(Ed) FRCS(Eng)
1Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Professor of Surgical Oncology
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1Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Roles
Grant D Stewart: BSc(Hons) MBChB MRCS(Ed), Surgical Research Fellow
Richard JE Skipworth: BSc(Hons) MBChB MRCS(Ed), Surgical Research Fellow
Kenneth CH Fearon: MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Glas) FRCS(Ed) FRCS(Eng), Professor of Surgical Oncology
Key Words: anorexia, cachexia, cytokines, fatigue
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