Breast Cancer

Research Suggests Breast Cancer Fatigue Begins Before Chemo

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, May 21st, 2007

Even before women with breast cancer undergo chemotherapy, they experience fatigue and disruptions in sleep and activity levels, according to a new study from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska.

Researchers say their findings suggest that health professionals should address fatigue following breast cancer surgery and before any further medical procedures begin. Between 70 to 95 percent of breast cancer patients experience fatigue while undergoing chemotherapy, researchers point out, which makes controlling fatigue after surgery even more important.

The report involved 130 women with early stage breast cancer (stage I,...

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