Metabolic effects of cancer
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 77 (3) , 246-254
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800770305
Abstract
The potential causes of deranged metabolism in cancer are discussed with emphasis on changes in energy metabolism of glucose, fat and protein. The implications of these changes for the treatment of cachexia are then considered.Keywords
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