Cancer-Related Fatigue

Andrea L. Cheville

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2008.12.005

Cancer-Related Fatigue

Andrea L. Cheville

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Up to 50% of Americans will develop cancer, and >90% of patients will experience cancer-related fatigue (CRF) at some point in their disease course. Patients describe CRF as devastating to many life domains, degrading their vocational, familial, and societal roles. This article describes current best efforts to define CRF and to characterize its epidemiology using these definitions. In addition, the article will outlines assessment tools, proposed mechanisms, associated symptoms, and treatment strategies. Readers are offered highly more comprehensive references relating to specific aspects of CRF throughout.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	405-416
Number of pages	12
Journal	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2008.12.005
State	Published - May 2009

Keywords

Cancer
Exercise
Fatigue
Review
Symptom

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

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