What is Cachexia? Cachexia (ka-kex-e-a), also known as cancer wasting, is an unfortunate yet common complication of cancer progression. The word “cachexia” comes from the Greek words “kakos”, meaning “bad”, and “hexis”, meaning “state or condition”. The Greek physician Hippocrates, known as the Father of Medicine, provided one of the earliest know descriptions of cachexia. … Continue reading Cancer Cachexia and Hydrazine Sulfate