title: Breast Cancer and Fatigue.
abstract: Fatigue is a common and disabling symptom in breast cancer patients and survivors. A rather nebulous concept, fatigue overlaps with sleepiness and depressed mood. In this chapter, we cover methods for assessing fatigue; describe the occurrence of fatigue before, during and after initial treatment; present possible underlying mechanisms of fatigue; and, enumerate approaches to its treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, CA.
authors.forename: Wayne A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Bardwell
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ancoli-Israel