Cancer: Can testosterone improve patients' quality of life?

Studies have noted that "[a]pproximately half of all patients with cancer experience cachexia," severely impairing their quality of life. It appears to be "responsible for the death of 22 [percent] of cancer patients." What exactly causes this condition which appears in some patients but not in others remains unclear, and options to manage and address it are scarce. But recently, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston led by Dr. Melinda Sheffield-Moore, from the Department of Health and Kinesiology have been investigating the potential of administering testosterone in addition to chemotherapy in order to ameliorate the impact of cachexia.