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Fatigue still around long after cancer battle starts
Posted Sep 12th 2007 3:35PM by Brian White
Filed under: All Cancers
It 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.
Tags: cancer fatigue, CancerFatigue, fatigue
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1. That is true. Year after last Chemo/radiation treatment still fatigued. Trying to hold down a 40 hr week job, family matters, chemo, radiation, and then complete knee replacement, I emotionally couldn't hold it together. Still fighting it. Hoping it will get better soon.
Posted at 11:42PM on Sep 12th 2007 by Polly