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: Michael LaRiviere, Hann-Hsiang Chao, Abigail Doucette, Timothy Kegelman, Neil Taunk, Gary Freedman, Neha Vapiwala Source Type: research
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