cachexia

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In 2017, they said that an official cause of death, cachexia, or the wasting of the body caused by cancer, was incorrect.

From New York Times

International forensics experts several years ago rejected the official cause of death as cachexia, or weakness and wasting of the body due to chronic illness — in this case cancer.

From Seattle Times

The board voted Wednesday to add cachexia as a qualifying condition.

From Washington Times

His team has previously found cancer patients with an anorexic and muscle-wasting syndrome called cachexia also have high blood levels of GDF15.

From Science Magazine

On Friday, 16 scientists unanimously rejected the cause of death noted on Neruda’s death certificate, cancer cachexia, which involves significant weight loss.

From The Guardian