Cancer-related fatigue: causes and current treatment options

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 s...

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Main Authors: Thong, Melissa S. Y. (Author) , van Noorden, Cornelis J. F. (Author) , Steindorf, Karen (Author) , Arndt, Volker (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 05 February 2020
In: Current treatment options in oncology
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 2
ISSN:1534-6277
DOI:10.1007/s11864-020-0707-5
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-020-0707-5
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Author Notes:Melissa S.Y. Thong, Cornelis J.F. van Noorden, Karen Steindorf, Volker Arndt
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1534-6277
DOI:10.1007/s11864-020-0707-5