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Fatigue and cancer: causes, prevalence and treatment approaches
Fatigue is the most prevalent cancer-related symptom and has a significant adverse impact on patients' functional ability and quality of life. Hypotheses regarding the aetiology of cancer-related fatigue are discussed, and clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of oncolo...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15238987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602012 |
| Sumario: | Fatigue is the most prevalent cancer-related symptom and has a significant adverse impact on patients' functional ability and quality of life. Hypotheses regarding the aetiology of cancer-related fatigue are discussed, and clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of oncology patients with fatigue are reviewed. Both nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies for the management of fatigue are summarised. |
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