Fatigue in patients receiving radiotherapy.
The fatigue that may accompany or follow radiotherapy is often overlooked by health-care staff, yet this side-effect of treatment can cause great distress. More research into the causes and methods of relieving such symptoms is needed.
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Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care Studies, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey.
D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects