Why am I so tired all the time? Understanding cancer-related fatigue.
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a "persistent, subjective sense of tiredness related to cancer or cancer treatment that interferes with usual functioning" (National Comprehensive Cancer Network [NCCN] & American Cancer Society [ACS], 2005). Unlike other fatigue, CRF is not relieved by sleep or rest.
Madden
Jean
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Nursing Leadership Academy, Advisory Board Company, Washington, DC, USA. jbc523@cox.net
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Susan
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology