Patients with cancer cachexia may experience muscle wasting due to:
a. hypercatabolism and/or decreased protein synthesis.
b. anorexia and/or nausea.
c. hypocatabolism and/or increased protein synthesis.
d. blood loss and/or hemorrhaging.
a
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