Breast cancer and fatigue
WA Bardwell, S Ancoli-Israel - Sleep medicine clinics, 2008 - Elsevier
Fatigue is a common and disabling symptom in patients who have breast cancer and in
breast cancer survivors. A rather nebulous concept, fatigue overlaps with sleepiness and
depressed mood. This article addresses methods for assessing fatigue; describes the
occurrence of fatigue before, during, and after initial treatment; presents possible underlying
mechanisms of fatigue; and enumerates approaches to its treatment.
breast cancer survivors. A rather nebulous concept, fatigue overlaps with sleepiness and
depressed mood. This article addresses methods for assessing fatigue; describes the
occurrence of fatigue before, during, and after initial treatment; presents possible underlying
mechanisms of fatigue; and enumerates approaches to its treatment.
