Serious Warning Signs Of Kidney Cancer

Unusual Weight Loss

Unusual weight loss is a common symptom of various types of cancer, including kidney cancer. A loss of total body mass occurs in an individual when their energy balance shifts from neutral or positive to negative. Energy balance is a term used to describe a ratio that compares the number of calories an individual burns to the number of calories they take in. A total increase in body mass occurs when an individual takes in a greater number of calories than their body is burning, and a total decrease in body mass occurs when they take in fewer calories than what their body is using. Healthy cells require calories and glucose to carry out their differentiated functions and to produce usable cellular energy. Cancerous cells in the body also require glucose and calories to carry out their functions. Cancerous cells use calories and glucose at a much faster rate than healthy cells do because they are growing and duplicating rapidly. Weight loss occurs because the growing malignant cells are using up more calories than the individual is taking in.

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