Cancer-related fatigue

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 904-931

  Berger, Ann M ^a   Abernethy, Amy Pickar ^b   Atkinson, Ashley ^c   Barsevick, Andrea M ^d   Breitbart, William S ^e   Cella, David ^f   Cimprich, Bernadine ^g   Cleeland, Charles ^h   Eisenberger, Mario A ⁱ   Escalante, Carmen P ^h   Jacobsen, Paul B ^j   Kaldor, Phyllis ^k   Ligibel, Jennifer A ^l   Murphy, Barbara A ^m   O'Connor, Tracey ⁿ   Pirl, William F ^o   Rodler, Eve ^p   Rugo, Hope S ^q   Thomas, Jay ^r   Wagner, Lynne I ^f  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center   (United States)

^m VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^p SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^r CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Carcinoma treatment; Chemotherapy; Evaluation; Fatigue; Intervention; NCCN clinical practice guidelines; NCCN guidelines; Radiation therapy; Screening

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; MEGESTROL; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; PREDNISONE;

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 77957580217     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2010.0067     Document Type: Review

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