Major Throat Cancer Symptoms

Weight Loss

Weight loss occurs when an individual consumes fewer calories than the cells in their body are working off or converting into cellular energy. Healthy cells require calories to produce the cellular energy that allows them to carry out their differentiated functions properly. Cancerous cells also require calories to produce their energy. The number of cancer cells in an affected individual's body can take up the bulk of the calories they are consuming in their diet before healthy cells can use them. This rapid burning of calories by cancerous cells causes weight loss due to a negative energy balance in the patient's body. In addition, throat cancer can make it mechanically difficult and even painful for patients to consume enough calories through their diet, resulting in weight loss.

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