Cancer-Related Fatigue: Causes and Current Treatment Options

Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2020 Feb 5;21(2):17. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-0707-5.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Cancer-related fatigue; Complementary and alternative medicine; Cytokines; Pharmacologic; Physical activity.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Cancer Survivors
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Disease Management
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Fatigue / diagnosis
  • Fatigue / epidemiology
  • Fatigue / etiology*
  • Fatigue / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / complications*
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Radiotherapy / adverse effects
  • Radiotherapy / methods
  • Risk Factors
  • Survivorship
  • Treatment Outcome