Cancer Cachexia Network

[Support Team]

Cancer cachexia is a symptom that affects people with a cancer diagnosis including people with pancreatic cancer. Cancer cachexia is known as a ‘wasting syndrome’ and causes loss of appetite, loss of weight, weakness and fatigue among other symptoms. Loss of fat and muscle may cause other symptoms for people. Cancer cachexia is not commonly seen in early stages of diagnosis - it is more common in advanced cancer disease.

We have been made aware of a Cancer Cachexia Network that is available for any interested people. It's a private Facebook group and you can join it here: www.facebook.com/groups/cancercachexia.

[Celeste]

Thanks for posting this: cachexia was a highly distressing symptom that my husband had and not enough people know or talk about it.