Management of fatigue following breast cancer treatment. (May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roila, Fausto; Fumi, Guglielmo; Fatigoni, Sonia
• Is Part Of: Breast cancer management. Volume 5:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 87
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Subjects: breast cancer -- cancer-related fatigue -- non-pharmacological treatment -- pharmacological therapy; Breast -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.9944905
• DOI: 10.2217/bmt-2016-0004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-1923

Abstract

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a very distressing symptom experienced by most cancer patients. CRF is a complex symptom and there is no agreement regarding the exact definition, the best measurement instrument or even the optimal treatment. CRF is an important problem especially in breast cancer patients, during and after treatment, in long-term survivors. In the last few decades survival rates have dramatically improved. Thus, the number of breast cancer survivors has increased and preservation of quality of life has become very important. This paper is a literature review of the studies published in the last 5 years on management of CRF and breast cancer patients. We distinguished CRF during and after oncological therapy and examined both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions.