Exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying head and neck cancer cachexia
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, with estimated 630,000 new patients diagnosed annually, resulting in more than 350,000 deaths every year. Patients with HNC usually have large weight loss often associated with cachexia, a syndrome mainly characterized by muscle m...
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| Format: | masterThesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27274 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/27274 |