Fatigue still around long after cancer battle starts

Published: September 12, 2007, 11:35 am

Tags: cancer fatigue, cancerfatigue, fatigue

Filed under: All CancersIt what seems like an obvious result, a recent U.S. study found that breast cancer survivors who received both chemotherapy and radiotherapy were the most apt to have severe fatigue. In addition, that fatigue lasted for prolonged periods of time.Over 221 women in the early stages of breast cancer were looked at in this study, with the expectation of the greatest amount of fatigue just after initial treatment. But, when chemo was combined with radiotherapy, fatigue was pronounced for longer periods of time. No wonder depression is often a side effect of traditional cancer treatment.Read Permalink Email this Linking Blogs Comments

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