title: Cancer-related fatigue: physical assessment is not enough.
abstract: Cancer-related fatigue has been referred to as 'inevitable, unimportant and untreatable' (Stone et al, 2000), with patient experiences easily overlooked or even dismissed by health professionals. This article examines literature regarding the prevalence of cancer-related fatigue, its manifestation and assessment. It also aims to encourage fellow health professionals to reflect on their own practice when assessing and managing fatigue, and identifies the need to address the psychosocial dimensions of the experience, as well as the physical.
authors: Guys & St Thomas' HNS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors: Alison
authors: A
authors: Reidy
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life