J Palliat Med. 2005 Oct;8(5):914-8.

Parenteral nutrition in advanced cancer: indications and clinical practice guidelines.

Mirhosseini N, Fainsinger RL, Baracos V.

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Division of Palliative Care Medicine, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Cachexia is a disturbing and disfiguring aspect of many advanced cancers. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a controversial and expensive treatment for cancer cachexia. Guidelines for the use of PN for these patients have been suggested. These two case reports will highlight some of the issues around the etiology of cancer cachexia, the clinical dilemmas and the use of clinical practice guidelines.

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