CRP and neoplasm: The CACHEXIA score is an acronym representing various clinical parameters: Cancer (including metastasis tumor, blood tumor, and bleeding from tumor), Albumin levels, Cirrhosis, High Performance Status (PS), Extremely thin (i.e., low body mass index), Increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), and Anemia (i.e., requiring blood transfusion).