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  • Richard Béliveau - collaboration spéciale - Journal de Montréal

Towards a treatment for cancer cachexia

Cachexia is a very serious and incurable debilitating condition that commonly affects cancer patients. The discovery of a mechanism responsible for the muscle atrophy that accompanies cachexia, however, suggests drug development for this debilitating condition. Download the column

27-Dec-2021 |

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