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What does it mean by your body shutting down in cancer?
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No idea.: This phrase is often bandied about, but there is no specific medical correlate. Doctor's do not use this and I certainly could not put it on a death certificate. The phrase is just way too general. Could describe progressive failure of kidneys, liver or mental decline with "failure to thrive" or really just about anything else....
Answered 8/1/2017
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