Factors Associated with Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing External Beam Radiation Therapy

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF), a prevalent and potentially debilitating symptom among cancer patients, is a side effect of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). Even when targeting organs unrelated to caloric intake or the CNS, radiotherapy can increase CRF, a complex and poorly understood toxicity resulting from patient-specific, systemic therapy-related, and radiation specific factors.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research