Society Activities
Recent Projects include:
• International conferences
• Consensus workshops
• The Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (JCSM)
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Latest Pubmed “Cachexia” article feed
- MEF2c-Dependent Downregulation of Myocilin Mediates Cancer-Induced Muscle Wasting and Associates with Cachexia in Patients with Cancer.
- Cancer cachexia: a multifactoral disease that needs a multimodal approach.
- Combining optimal nutrition and exercise in a multimodal approach for patients with active cancer and risk for losing weight: Rationale and practical approach.
This digital experience will feature presentations, interactive discussions and e-posters.
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This year, the 13th international SCWD Conference on Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle Wasting with support of Charité University.
Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle Wasting: Definition
INTERVIEWS
Dr A Schols – towards a multi-modal intervention strategy in cachexia treatment
Dr John Morley discuses recent sarcopenia definitions
Prof Muscaritoli on the Premio study and cachexia prevalence in patients with cancer
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13th annual conference
“Save the Date”. The 2020 SCWD Cachexia Conference will take place Congress online 11-13 December
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About the SCWD society
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Research and education in cachexia, …
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Overview of wasting disorders
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Definitions of cachexia and sarcopenia
View recent definitions from the literature together with videos on how to define cachexia and sarcopenia.