Definitions for "Paraneoplastic syndrome"
syndrome in which there is a remote effect of a cancer on a part of the body, in the context of this book, the nervous system. It is thought to be an immunological process in which the host mounts an immune response to a tumour which then cross-reacts with a normal component of the nervous system. It is most commonly seen in lung and breast carcinomas. Examples include dermatomyositis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
The effects of cancer such as loss of appetite, weakness and fatigue.
an autoimmune disease, similar to diseases such as Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or psoraisis