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20 D citrus fruits are not cancer causing but rather have anticancer properties
21 b weigth gain. Cachexia is a syndrome that is characterized by symptoms of unintentional weight loss and loss of appetite. It is seen in quite a large number of advanced stage cancer patients.
22 a
There is not increased gastric acid secretion. The malnutrition is caused due to many reasons like infections, oesophagitis, depression, medication side effects etc.
28 b destruction of immune cells. The Cd4 T cells are the immune cells which the HIV virus destroys and hence the immune system is the patient becomes compromised.
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