Cancer-Related Fatigue Assessment:
Think of your personal energy stores as a "bank." Deposits and withdrawals have to be made over the course of the day or the week to ensure a balance between energy conservation, restoration and expenditure.
Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatment. It is not predictable by tumor type, treatment, or stage of illness.
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Dabrowski M, Boucher K, Ward JH, et al.: Clinical experience with the NCCN distress thermometer in breast cancer patients.
This article discusses noncancer-related fatigue.
Depression
Everybody feels down now and then. But depression is a much more serious problem.
[13,22] In addition, with the growing body of evidence demonstrating the severity and chronicity of fatigue in cancer survivors, the co-existence of cancer-related fatigue may be a major barrier.
Bennett B, Goldstein D, Friedlanger M, Hickie I, Lloyd A. The experience of cancer-related fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a qualitative and comparative study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007; May e-pub.
Minton O, Richardson A, Sharpe M, Hotopf M, Stone PA. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the pharmacological treatment of cancer-related fatigue. J Natl Cancer Inst . 2008 Aug 20;100(16):1155-66.
Acute erythroid leukemia
Antileukemic drugs, medications used to kill leukemia cells
Hematologic diseases, the large class of blood-related disorders, including leukemia
Cancer-related fatigue ...
Berger AM, Farr L: The influence of daytime inactivity and nighttime restlessness on cancer-related fatigue. : Sleep alterations in cancer patients. : Taking fatigue seriously, II: variability in fatigue levels in cancer patients.
Molassiotis A, Sylt P, Diggins H: The management of cancer-related fatigue after chemotherapy with acupuncture and acupressure: a randomised controlled trial. Complement Ther Med 15 (4): 228-37, 2007.
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 See also: Fatigue, Cancer, Symptom, Depression, Anxiety
  
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