(Another) Cause of Death

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi again

I'm having another bit of a dilema over a Cause of Death ... see attachment ...

It reads:

Carcinoma of Rectum
Excision of Rectum
          (16.12.32)
Malignant ................................... ?

Anyone care to make an educated guess?

Regards

Chiad Fhear

[wendy47]

Bowel Cancer

wendy

[avm228]

The bit you have asked about says "Malignant Cachexia"

See e.g.

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=10428

for an explanation of cachexia in advanced cancer.

Anna

[Chiad Fhear]

Thanks

This from http://www.medterms.com

Cachexia: Physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease. Patients with advanced cancer, AIDS, and some other major chronic progressive diseases may appear cachectic. Cachexia is a wasting syndrome that causes weakness and a loss of weight, fat, and muscle. Anorexia (lack of apppetite) and cachexia often occur together. Cachexia can occur in people who are eating enough, but who cannot absorb the nutrients. Cachexia is not the same as starvation. A healthy person's body can adjust to starvation by slowing down its use of nutrients, but in cachectic patients, the body does not make this adjustment.

Answers my question!

Regards

Chiad Fhear