Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer
Key Points
Key Points
- Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a persistent, often overwhelming feeling of physical, mental, and/or emotional exhaustion and differs from fatigue caused by exertion since it is not necessarily relieved by rest or sleep.
- CRF can affect people with cancer at any stage of the disease and at any time in the cancer trajectory, from diagnosis through long-term survivorship.
- Prevalence estimates indicate that 30–60% of patients experience moderate to severe fatigue during treatment, and 20–30% continue to experience fatigue for months or years after treatment completion.
Treatment
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...1.2Clinicians should recommend cognitive...
...ommendation 1.3Clinicians should reco...
...tion 1.4Clinicians should recommend ta...
...1.5Clinicians may recommend psychoeducation t...
...1.6Clinicians may recommend American ginseng (Pa...
...ommendation 1.7Clinicians should not recomme...
...mmendation 1.8Clinicians should not recommend L...
....9Clinicians should not routinely reco...
...1.10Clinicians should not recommend an...
...mendationThere is insufficient evidence to make r...
...ummary of Recommendations After Active Cancer Tr...
...ral Note: The following recommendations (stron...
...tion 2.1Clinicians should recommend...
...endation 2.2Clinicians should recom...
...ndation 2.3Clinicians should recommend mindfulness...
...ation 2.4Clinicians may recommend yo...
...endation 2.5Clinicians may recommend acupress...
...ation 2.6Clinicians may recommend moxibus...
...ation 2.7Clinicians should not recommend...
...ommendation 2.8Clinicians should not rout...
...ationThere is insufficient or inconclusive...
...y of Recommendations for Advanced Cancer...
...Note: The following recommendations (st...
...3.1Clinicians may recommend CBT to man...
...ation 3.2Clinicians may recommend corticosteroid...
...mendation 3.3Clinicians should not...
...ecommendation 3.4Clinicians should not rout...
...RecommendationThere is insufficient evidence to ma...
...ASCO believes that cancer clinical trials are v...