Prevalence of Cachexia in Cancer Patients

Table 1

Distribution of the type of cancer by gender.

Type of cancer	Men	Women	Total
Breast cancer	0	12	12 (30%)
Testicular cancer	4	0	4 (10%)
Colon cancer	1	2	3 (7.5%)
Rectal cancer	3	0	3 (7.5%)
Uterine sarcoma	0	1	1 (2.5%)
Gastric cancer	3	0	3 (7.5%)
Ovarian cancer	0	2	2 (5%)
Anal cancer	1	0	1 (2.5%)
Pancreatic cancer	0	1	1 (2.5%)
Adrenal carcinoma	0	1	1 (2.5%)
Endometrial cancer	0	1	1 (2.5%)
Cervical cancer	0	1	1 (2.5%)
Maxillary sinus cancer	1	1	2 (5%)
Gastrointestinal stroma	0	1	1 (2.5%)
Under study	1	3	4 (10%)
	14 (35%)	26 (65%)	40 (100%)

Absolute values are cancer, and the relative percentage with respect to total number of patients is given in parentheses. In bold the total sum is shown in absolute value and in parentheses the relative value, with respect to the total number of patients in the study.