Tumor factors that block muscle repair offer partial explanation for cancer wasting

A new study reveals that tumors release factors into the bloodstream that inhibit the repair of damaged muscle fibers, and that this contributes to muscle loss during cancer wasting. The condition, also called cancer cachexia, accompanies certain types of cancer, causes life-threatening loss of body weight and lean muscle mass, and is responsible for up to one-in-four cancer deaths. There is no treatment for the condition. The study was led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J...

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/VyJQfOIl2Go/267883.php

sport sport medical sport news