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Fatigue (PDQ®)
Patient VersionHealth Professional VersionEn españolLast Modified: 05/20/2009



Purpose of This PDQ Summary






Overview






Pathogenesis of Fatigue






Contributing Factors






Assessment






Intervention






Posttreatment Considerations






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Changes to This Summary (05/20/2009)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Contributing Factors

Added text to state that anxiety and depression are the most common comorbid psychiatric disorders of cancer-related fatigue. Also added text to state that fatigue is often the final common pathway for a range of physical and emotional etiologies.

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