Life expectancy | Cachexia

Life expectancy

The life expectancy of cachexia depends on whether the underlying cause or disease is curable or not. Cachexia as such cannot be cured and can only improve by treating the cause. Unfortunately, many people affected by cachexia have an incurable condition, such as cancer.

Accordingly, life expectancy is often not very high. The diagnosis of cachexia does not mean that life expectancy is very low. Therefore, no general statement can be made about life expectancy in the presence of cachexia.