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Stem Cell Transplantation
Fatigue increased in patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplant
August 14th, 2006
Patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation experience increased fatigue. In a recently published report, investigators in the United States conducted a prospective study to "examine the patterns of fatigue, physical activity, health status, and quality of life before and after high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and to examine the feasibility of obtaining real-time fatigue and physical activity data." The authors conducted their study in two "Midwestern academic medical centers," and assessed convenience samples "of autologous or allogeneic patients" undergoing...
Source: Stem Cell Week (2006-08-14)
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