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Breast Cancer Therapy

Mental health plays strong role in chemotherapy-related fatigue in breast cancer patients

Scientists in The Netherlands sought to "determine whether standard or high-dose chemotherapy leads to changes in fatigue, hemoglobin (Hb), mental health, muscle and joint pain, and menopausal status from pre-to post-treatment and to evaluate whether fatigue is associated with these factors in disease-free breast cancer patients."

P. Nieboer and colleagues explained, "Eight hundred eighty-five patients were randomly assigned between two chemotherapy regimens both followed by radiotherapy and tamoxifen. Fatigue was assessed using vitality scale...

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