Intravenous hyperalimentation as nutritional support for the cancer patient—an update

Debilitating cancer cachexia is multifactorial, but many of the etiologies and most of the resulting effects are similar to those seen in malnourished patients without cancer. From the work in human beings and experimental animals, nutritional support of the tumor‐bearing host can replenish lean body mass, visceral protein components, and immunocompetence. This induction of anabolism, however, depends on time, content, the method of...