Chronic fatigue in adult cancer survivors
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Pronounced fatigue including tiredness and lack of energy are common both during and after cancer treatment. Between 15–35 % of adult cancer survivors experience chronic fatigue. Chronic fatigue has a negative impact on affected individuals’ social, occupational and general functioning, and may lead to a considerably reduced quality of life.
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Chronic fatigue is the most common symptom associated with cancer and its treatments.
“Chronic fatigue is the most common symptom associated with cancer and its treatments [9,10]”
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On p. 1, the paper calls fatigue one of the most common symptoms during oncological treatment. It distinguishes this from chronic fatigue: most patients' fatigue gradually resolves, while 15–35% of adult cancer survivors have chronic fatigue. It does not say chronic fatigue is the single most common symptom associated with cancer and its treatments. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Reinertsen, K. V., Loge, J. H., Brekke, M., & Kiserud, C. E.
- Venue
- Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
- Publisher
- Norwegian Medical Association
- Published
- 2017-10-27
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 21
- ISSN
- 0029-2001 (ISSN-L)
- 0807-7096
- OpenAlex
- W2769417174
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- no
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nd
- Locations
- Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (publishedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Universitetet i Oslo
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Keywords
- chronic fatigue, cancer survivors, post-treatment fatigue, quality of life, functional disability, adult cancer patients
- MeSH terms
- Cancer Survivors, Adult, Chronic Disease, Fatigue, Humans, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Practice Guidelines as Topic
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