Cancer-Related Fatigue: Causes and Current Treatment Options
Melissa S. Y. Thong, Cornelis J.F. Van Noorden, Karen Steindorf, Volker Arndt
Abstract
OPINION STATEMENT: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a problem for a significant proportion of cancer survivors during and after active cancer treatment. However, CRF is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Interventions are available for CRF although there is no gold standard. Based on current level of evidence, exercise seems to be most effective in preventing or ameliorating CRF during the active- and posttreatment phases.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCancer-related fatigueCancerPsychological interventionIntensive care medicinePhysical therapyInternal medicineOncologyPsychiatryCancer survivorship and careChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeCancer-related cognitive impairment studies