TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment and management of cancer-related fatigue in adults
AU - Ahlberg, Karin
AU - Ekman, Tor
AU - Gaston-Johansson, Fannie
AU - Mock, Victoria
N1 - Funding Information:
KA received funding from the King Gustav V Clinic Centre Foundation, Gothenburg. The sponsor had no role in the writing of this Review.
PY - 2003/8/23
Y1 - 2003/8/23
N2 - Fatigue is one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms of cancer, and is a common side-effect of many of the treatments available for the management of malignant disease. We critically assess the evidence for cancer-related fatigue and its treatment in adults. Little is known about the cause and mechanisms of fatigue, and research into methods of alleviating the condition has focused on treatment for anaemia and behavioural interventions, such as exercise, both of which are effective in reducing fatigue. Although research into the condition has increased considerably in the past decade, important gaps in knowledge remain.
AB - Fatigue is one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms of cancer, and is a common side-effect of many of the treatments available for the management of malignant disease. We critically assess the evidence for cancer-related fatigue and its treatment in adults. Little is known about the cause and mechanisms of fatigue, and research into methods of alleviating the condition has focused on treatment for anaemia and behavioural interventions, such as exercise, both of which are effective in reducing fatigue. Although research into the condition has increased considerably in the past decade, important gaps in knowledge remain.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0041464817&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0041464817&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14186-4
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14186-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12944066
AN - SCOPUS:0041464817
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 362
SP - 640
EP - 650
JO - Lancet
JF - Lancet
IS - 9384
ER -