German banks are at risk of continued asset deterioration as the crisis grows and the global economy slows, and they have limited-loss absorption capacity to face a stress scenario.
The downgrades were "driven by the increased risk of further shocks emanating from the euro-area debt crisis, in combination with the banks' limited loss-absorption capacity, " Moody's said.
Oncologists generally agree that the actual cause of death in cancer patients is cachexia, a condition of severe weight loss and wasting associated with protein mal-absorption.