Open AccessCancer-Related Fatigue: Causes and Current Treatment Options
Author(s) -
Melissa S. Y. Thong,
C. J. F. Van Noorden,
Karen Steindorf,
Volker Arndt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current treatment options in oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1527-2729
pISSN - 1534-6277
DOI - 10.1007/s11864-020-0707-5
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer related fatigue , cancer , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , oncology , psychiatry
Opinion statement Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a problem for a significant proportion of cancer survivors during and after active cancer treatment. However, CRF is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Interventions are available for CRF although there is no gold standard. Based on current level of evidence, exercise seems to be most effective in preventing or ameliorating CRF during the active- and posttreatment phases.