Cancer-related fatigue.
This self-directed learning module highlights the role of cancer-related fatigue in the rehabilitation of people with oncology diagnoses. It is part of the chapter on cardiac, pulmonary, and cancer rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article identifies the most common causes and features of cancer-related fatigue and presents a general approach and specific recommendations for appropriate intervention.


OBJECTIVE
To equip physiatrists to evaluate and treat the common problem of cancer-related fatigue in patients with oncologic diagnoses.
Franklin
Deborah Julie
DJ
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. Deborahjuliefranklin@gmail.com
Packel
Lora
L
D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*