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Might malignant melanomas cause weight loss in cancer patients?
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If large can consume: Melanomas, like any cancer, will consume calories at the expense of healthy tissue in addition to suppressing appetite.
Answered 2/1/2015
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Melanoma: In general, the body's response to wide spread cancer like metastatic melanoma is to produce chemical signals that induce 'cachexia' - a 'wasting' state of health that involves tissue breakdown rather than repair and growth. This is a late-stage finding in cancer patients.
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