Almost 30% of cancer deaths are caused by cachexia, not by cancer. To make it short, Cachexia is a short and huge muscular destruction causing death by asphyxia (after destruction of pulmonary muscles).
These scientists seems to have found a way to stop it. Thanks guys ! 🙂
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/item/?item_id=216638
(also in French in the top-right)