Causing cancer
Cancer is caused by the abnormal and uncontrolled division of cells. Due to the excessive energy expended by rapidly dividing cancer cells, the first symptom that the majority of cancer patients observe is weight loss. Patients undergoing cancer treatment may also experience weight loss. Because chemotherapy and radiation impact eating habits negatively. Inflammation, a result of the body’s response to a tumor produces, immunoregulatory cytokines that favor inflammation and alter body metabolism. This further alters the appetite-regulating hormones. Stomach, pancreas, and esophageal tumors are the most common malignancies that result in weight loss.
