Cachexia

Cachexia (/kəˈkɛksiə/^[1]) is a syndrome caused by an underlying illness. It causes ongoing muscle loss that is not entirely reversed. It can be caused by cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease and AIDS.

Cachexia
Other names	Wasting syndrome
Processes and mechanisms related to cancer-associated cachexia
Medical specialty	Oncology, Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Symptoms	sudden weight loss, altered eating signals
Prognosis	very poor
Frequency	1%
Deaths	1.5 to 2 million people a year