Managing Cancer Related Fatigue

Handout

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Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages

Population:

Adult

Discipline:

OTSLP

Diagnosis:

Cancer

References:

Thong, M. S., Van Noorden, C. J., Steindorf, K., & Arndt, V. (2020). Cancer-related fatigue: Causes and current treatment options. Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 21(2).
Mustian, K. M., Alfano, C. M., Heckler, C., Kleckner, A. S., Kleckner, I. R., Leach, C. R., Mohr, D., Palesh, O. G., Peppone, L. J., Piper, B. F., Scarpato, J., Smith, T., Sprod, L. K., & Miller, S. M. (2017). Comparison of pharmaceutical, psychological, and exercise treatments for cancer-related fatigue. JAMA Oncology, 3(7), 961.
Kessels, E., Husson, O., & Van der Feltz-Cornelis, C. M. (2018). The effect of exercise on cancer-related fatigue in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 14, 479-494.
Abdin, S., Lavallée, J. F., Faulkner, J., & Husted, M. (2019). A systematic review of the effectiveness of physical activity interventions in adults with breast cancer by physical activity type and mode of participation. Psycho-Oncology, 28(7), 1381-1393.
Starreveld, D. E., Daniels, L. A., Kieffer, J. M., Valdimarsdottir, H. B., De Geuse, J., Lanfermeijer, M., Van Someren, E. J., Habers, G. E., Bosch, J. A., Janus, C. P., Spronsen, D. J., Weijer, R. J., Marijt, E. W., Jongh, E., Zijlstra, J. M., Böhmer, L. H., Houmes, M., Kersten, M. J., Korse, C. M., & Bleiker, E. M. (2021). Light Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue in (Non-)Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Cancers (Basel), 12(9), 4948.

This handout provides tips to help people with cancer manage their fatigue.

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