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Hussain M, Khera RA, Iqbal J, Khalid M, Hanif MA. Phytochemicals: Key to Effective Anticancer Drugs. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x15666180626113026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cancer is considered one of the globally top lethal and never-ending public health troubles which affects the humankind population that mainly suffers from bone marrow tumor, breast cancer and lung cancer. Many health professionals and scientists have developed conventional therapies with a number of different modules of medicines obtainable from drugstores to cure diversified cancer disease despite the fact that none of these drugs have been found to be fully effective and safe. So, there is a great potential for the study of medicinal plants to reveal powerful anticancer activities. This coherent review is focused on an extensive investigation of frequently incited therapies through naturally occurring medicinal plants that cover a large number of pharmacological anticancer activities. During recent years, research has been focused on the structural modifications to accomplish anticancer medicines, drugs and complex physical therapies. Nevertheless, all reported therapies crafted improvements in the quality of cancer patients’ life issues however; these efforts are required to be escalated at a large scale and in high level clinical trials. The review covers the literature from 1985-2016.
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- Munawar Hussain
- Department of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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Hartvig P, Aulin J, Hugerth M, Wallenberg S, Wagenius G. Fatigue in cancer patients treated with cytotoxic drugs. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2016; 12:155-64. [PMID: 17022870 DOI: 10.1177/1078155206070774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Study objectives. Cancer-related fatigue is a significant and distressing problem for the cancer patient, affecting their physical and psychosocial function negatively, and reducing their quality of life. The aims of this study were to assess frequency, severity, and the consequence of fatigue in cancer outpatients receiving cytotoxic drugs, using an existing international fatigue scale applied for Swedish use. Methods. The study used a non-randomized, prospective design to evaluate fatigue and its impact on quality of life in outpatients receiving cytotoxic drugs. Once a week, 147 cancer patients, in an outpatient ward for cytotoxic drug administration, filled out questionnaires containing 13 items from the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI), and five additional questions. Results. Prevalence of fatigue was 92% in the week after all patients had received cytotoxic drugs, and patients were statistically significantly more fatigued during than before treatment. The degree of fatigue was highest the week after treatment, and declined over the following week. Other symptoms, especially depressed mood, showed a strong correlation with cancer and cytotoxic-induced fatigue. Lung and breast cancer patients experienced the highest degree of fatigue. Some cytotoxic drug regimens were, apart from the underlying disease, associated with high fatigue scores, eg, those with cyclophosphamide or gemcitabine. Patients not receiving first line treatment scored significantly higher fatigue with more influence on daily living. Conclusion. The study verified that fatigue is a common side effect, and affects quality of life negatively, even for outpatients receiving cytotoxic drugs. The clinical oncology pharmacist must inform patients that a severe tiredness, fatigue, may follow cytotoxic drug administration.
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- Per Hartvig
- Hospital Pharmacy, University Hospital, Department of Oncology, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Carayol M, Romieu G, Bleuse JP, Senesse P, Gourgou-Bourgade S, Sari C, Jacot W, Sancho-Garnier H, Janiszewski C, Launay S, Cousson-Gélie F, Ninot G. Adapted physical activity and diet (APAD) during adjuvant breast cancer therapy: Design and implementation of a prospective randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2013; 36:531-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hartvig Honoré P. Molecular mechanisms in cytotoxic drug induced fatigue. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2010; 68:76-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Revised: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Holmes S. A difficult clinical problem: Diagnosis, impact and clinical management of cachexia in palliative care. Int J Palliat Nurs 2009; 15:320, 322-6. [DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2009.15.7.43421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Susan Holmes
- Faculty of Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church Univeersity, Kent
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Factors contributing to weight loss, nutrition-related concerns and advice received by adults undergoing cancer treatment. Adv Med Sci 2009; 53:198-204. [PMID: 18614435 DOI: 10.2478/v10039-008-0019-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE The opinions and perceptions of patients are crucial throughout the cancer treatment process, as treatment is more effective when patient concerns are addressed. The present study was designed to identify history of weight loss since initiation of cancer treatment, specific nutrition-related problems and concerns (including food aversions, factors contributing to poor food intake and perceived nutrition-related problems), nutrition advice received by cancer treatment patients, and relations between items studied and reported unintentional weight loss. MATERIAL AND METHODS A 23-item survey was completed by a convenience sample of 79 patients from treatment centers at a community hospital and oncologist office, of which 66 were included in the final analysis. Descriptive statistics included means, standard error, 95% confidence intervals, and frequency distributions. ANOVA and Pearson chi2 were used to evaluate differences in responses by treatment type and relations between items studied and reported unintentional weight loss. Twenty-seven (41%) of the 66 (27 males, 39 females) were receiving radiation, 20 (30%) chemotherapy, and 19 (29%) both. RESULTS Unintentional weight loss occurred for 41% since initiation of treatment (13% deficit), 27% had food aversions, 52% reported factors contributing to poor food intake, 50% had nutrition-related problems since initiation of treatment, and 89% had received nutrition advice. The prevalence of unintentional weight loss was significantly greater among patients who reported having food aversions, factors that had contributed to poor food intake, or nutrition-related problems. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that adults commonly present with factors that contribute to poor food intake and perceive nutrition-related problems resulting from cancer treatment. Further, there is a greater prevalence of unintentional weight loss among those who report food aversions and perceive nutrition-related problems. The findings provide a framework that may aid healthcare providers in recognizing nutrition-related concerns and needs of cancer patients.
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Mitchell SA, Beck SL, Hood LE, Moore K, Tanner ER. Putting evidence into practice: evidence-based interventions for fatigue during and following cancer and its treatment. Clin J Oncol Nurs 2007; 11:99-113. [PMID: 17441401 DOI: 10.1188/07.cjon.99-113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cancer-related fatigue has a significant impact on patients' physical and psychosocial functioning, symptom distress, and quality of life, yet it remains under-recognized and undertreated. The Oncology Nursing Society's Putting Evidence Into Practice initiative sought to improve patient outcomes relative to this important problem by critically examining and summarizing the evidence base for interventions to prevent and manage fatigue during and following treatment. This article critically reviews and summarizes the available empirical evidence regarding interventions for cancer-related fatigue. In addition to offering patients and clinicians a tool to facilitate effective management of the distressing symptom, this evidence-based review identifies gaps in knowledge and research opportunities.
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PURPOSE Cancer-related fatigue contributes to negative outcomes relative to psychosocial and symptom distress, functional status, and quality of life, and yet it is often underdiagnosed and management is frequently suboptimal. DESIGN Systematic database searches were conducted, and primary research reports and meta-analyses of quantitative studies of interventions for fatigue published in English were identified and critically examined. RESULTS This paper reviews the etiology and evaluation of cancer-related fatigue and analyzes current empirical evidence supporting pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic techniques for its management. DISCUSSION A variety of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic techniques to manage cancer-related fatigue have been studied, although most of the evidence is from single-arm pilot studies with small sample sizes, rather than from adequately powered, multicenter, randomized controlled trials. Continued research in ethnically and racially diverse samples is needed to identify the interventions that are most effective in specific cancer subpopulations and to develop and test interventions for fatigue at each phase in the illness trajectory.
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- Sandra A Mitchell
- National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Ahlberg K, Ekman T, Gaston-Johansson F. The experience of fatigue, other symptoms and global quality of life during radiotherapy for uterine cancer. Int J Nurs Stud 2005; 42:377-86. [PMID: 15847900 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2003] [Revised: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 07/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This paper reports on how patients with uterine cancer, receiving radiotherapy, experience fatigue, other symptoms and global quality of life. The results showed that fatigue increased significantly during the therapy. Also the other symptoms; loss of appetite, nausea/vomiting and diarrhoea increased significantly and were significantly correlated to general fatigue. Global quality of life decreased significantly during treatment compared to baseline. The variation of the level in general fatigue after completed therapy was only explained by the level of general fatigue experienced at baseline. The result can lead to a better understanding of the severity of symptoms experienced by patients with uterine cancer treated with radiotherapy.
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- Karin Ahlberg
- Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Using Piper's Integrated Fatigue Model, this research project was planned to determine the level of fatigue experienced by Turkish women with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy, to discover the factors affecting fatigue, and to provide a reference by means of which an effective nursing care for such patients could be planned. In assessing the level of fatigue and factors affecting it, a patient information form, the Piper Fatigue Scale, and the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist were used. The reliability tests performed afterwards showed that the scales are appropriate tools for use in Turkish women with breast cancer. Before treatment, psychological symptoms' distress was higher than physical symptoms' distress. However, following treatment, the latter was found to be closer to the former. When pretreatment and posttreatment physical and psychological symptoms were compared, it was noticed that fatigue, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, constipation, depression, and loss of hope for the future were among the symptoms observed to increase the most in the posttreatment period. Different from the other studies, we determined that all of the patients experienced fatigue 7 to 10 days after the chemotherapy cycle and the sensory/affective fatigue scores were high. Breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experienced a moderate level of fatigue, which was influenced by level of income, stage of disease, and symptoms related to chemotherapy, showing compliance with similar studies. Following up patients individually and keeping the treatment-related symptoms under control were noticed to help prevent fatigue.
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- Gülbeyaz Can
- Florence Nightingale College of Nursing, Istanbul University, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Cerchietti LCA, Navigante AH, Peluffo GD, Diament MJ, Stillitani I, Klein SA, Cabalar ME. Effects of celecoxib, medroxyprogesterone, and dietary intervention on systemic syndromes in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma: a pilot study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2004; 27:85-95. [PMID: 14711473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Systemic syndromes characterized by a persistent activity of circulating mediators (cytokines) are frequently present with advanced cancer. We grouped under the general heading of "Systemic Immune-Metabolic Syndrome (SIMS)" a particular variety of distressing systemic syndrome characterized by dysregulation of the psycho-neuro-immune-endocrine homeostasis, with overlapping clinical manifestations. SIMS may include cachexia, anorexia, nausea, early satiety, fatigue, tumor fever, cognitive changes and superinfection. The aim of this study was to ameliorate some of the SIMS symptoms in a homogeneous group of lung adenocarcinoma patients using a multitargeted therapy. Fifteen patients with evidence of SIMS were studied. SIMS was defined as the presence of weight loss, anorexia, fatigue performance status>/=2 and acute-phase protein response. Patients received medroxyprogesterone (MPA) (500 mg twice daily), celecoxib (200 mg twice daily), plus oral food supplementation for 6 weeks. After treatment, 13 patients either had stable weight (+/- 1%) or had gained weight. There were significant differences in improvement of body-weight-change rate, nausea, early satiety, fatigue, appetite and performance status. Patients who had any kind of lung infection showed higher levels of IL-10 compared to non-infected patients (P=0.039). Our results suggest that patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma, treated with MPA, celecoxib and dietary intervention, might have considerable improvement in certain SIMS outcomes. This multitargeted symptomatic approach deserves further study.
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- Leandro C A Cerchietti
- Supportive Care Division, Angel H. Roffo Cancer Institute, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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De Groot MH, Phillips SJ, Eskes GA. Fatigue associated with stroke and other neurologic conditions: Implications for stroke rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84:1714-20. [PMID: 14639575 DOI: 10.1053/s0003-9993(03)00346-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the general phenomenon of fatigue in stroke and other neurologic disorders and to review what is currently known about its occurrence, including its frequency, duration, severity, and associated factors, to develop a strategy for treatment. DATA SOURCES Computerized databases (eg, PubMed, PsycInfo, Science Citation Index, Ovid EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE) searched from inception to May 2002. Additional references were identified from bibliographies of pertinent articles and books. STUDY SELECTION Over 1000 articles were identified as relevant to fatigue experienced by patients with neurologic or nonneurologic disorders. Articles on fatigue in stroke and neurologic disorders, mechanisms, and/or treatment were selected for inclusion. DATA EXTRACTION Authors reviewed the articles and assessed the purpose, study design, and conclusions for validity and relevance to the topic of fatigue in stroke. DATA SYNTHESIS Fatigue is a common complaint among patients with neurologic disorders including stroke. Few studies have documented the high frequency of fatigue in poststroke patients and its negative impact on daily functioning and quality of life. Little is known about associated factors or about therapeutic strategies that may be used to alleviate it. Examination of fatigue in other neurologic populations suggests common characteristics and associated factors that may be useful in the development of potential therapeutic strategies. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapeutic interventions, such as stimulants, amantadine, or sleep and stress-management education, have been used with some success in neurologic and other patient populations (eg, multiple sclerosis, human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, cancer), but evidence of effectiveness based on randomized clinical trials is rare. CONCLUSIONS Poststroke fatigue is common. Therapeutic strategies have been used to treat fatigue in other patient populations, but it is unclear whether these will be beneficial to poststroke patients. Frequency, severity, duration, impact, predisposing factors, and causes of poststroke fatigue, as well as the development of effective treatment, require further research. Criteria for assessment of fatigue and potential therapeutic interventions are outlined as a first step for stimulating further research.
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Pettet A, Flinton D. Radiotherapy related fatigue: strategies and knowledge of the UK radiographer and nurse. Radiography (Lond) 2002. [DOI: 10.1053/radi.2002.0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To provide a historic perspective on knowledge about fatigue in patients with cancer, review what is known, define gaps, and recommend future approaches. DATA SOURCES Published research reports, clinical papers, review articles, and practice guidelines. DATA SYNTHESIS Two tested interventions show consistent positive effects: treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia and aerobic exercise. Other frequently suggested interventions, such as adequate nutrition, energy conservation, psychostimulants, antidepressants, and increased sleep and rest, either have not been tested or studies underway are not yet complete. Current practice guidelines are based on a combination of research and expert clinical judgment. CONCLUSIONS The knowledge base on fatigue continues to expand. Information about the mechanisms underlying fatigue is needed to develop innovative approaches to prevent and treat fatigue. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING Current practice guidelines should be used to guide care with the expectation that guidelines will evolve to incorporate the results of studies currently underway. Although specific gaps in knowledge need to be addressed to guide future practice, clinicians need to use existing knowledge in the care they are delivering today. All of the interventions proposed for managing cancer treatment-related fatigue are health policy challenges because they represent additions to usual care rather than replacements of existing components of care.
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- Lilian M Nail
- School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Kirsh KL, Passik S, Holtsclaw E, Donaghy K, Theobald D. I get tired for no reason: a single item screening for cancer-related fatigue. J Pain Symptom Manage 2001; 22:931-7. [PMID: 11728796 DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00350-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study examined the criterion validity and sensitivity and specificity of a single item to rapidly screen patients in ambulatory oncology clinics for cancer-related fatigue. In an effort to expand the utility of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) as a screen for other symptoms, the utility of the single fatigue item was examined. The fatigue item reads "I get tired for no reason" and is rated on a four-point scale ranging from "none or a little of the time" to "most or all of the time." Fifty-two subjects were administered the Zung, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anemia (FACT-An) scale, and the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI). The Zung item was highly correlated with the ZSDS (r= 0.63, p < 0.0001) and the FACT-An (r = -0.70, p < 0.0001), as well as to the individual items of the FSI, ranging from 0.41 (p < 0.003) to 0.71 (p < 0.0001). All 10 subjects considered to be depressed based on the ZSDS were also considered to fatigued on the FACT-An. Setting the ZSDS item cutoff point at level 3--"A good part of the time"--yielded a sensitivity of 78.95% and a specificity of 87.88%. It is concluded that a single item can be a fast and accurate way of screening cancer patients for fatigue to trigger additional follow-up, thus expanding the utility of a depression screening tool for problems other than the purely psychiatric.
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- K L Kirsh
- Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, Community Cancer Care, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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In spite of many remarkable advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of cancer biology, very little attention has been directed toward mechanisms underlying cancer-induced symptoms. Although fatigue is a widely prevalent complication of cancer, there is a paucity of both basic and clinical research in this area. This article details our current knowledge of mechanisms causing cancer-related fatigue and briefly discusses currently available therapeutic options. A framework for addressing gaps in our knowledge and recommendations for future research directions are proposed.
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- H B Gutstein
- Division of Anesthesiology, Critical and Palliative Care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030-4095, USA.
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Although technologic advances and insights into the mechanisms of cancer and cancer treatments have resulted in hope of increased survival and even cure in many cancer populations, parallel efforts to promote quality of life through a commitment to rehabilitation and aggressive palliation have lagged. Recent studies have demonstrated fatigue to be the most distressing phenomenon experienced by cancer patients. This article examines fatigue from a rehabilitation perspective. Application of innovations in therapeutic exercise training, diet therapy, sleep therapy, cognitive therapy, and pharmacologic therapy and their attendant rationales are discussed. From clinical as well as research perspectives of palliation and rehabilitation, the manifestations of fatigue are better appreciated if fatigue is conceptualized as a syndrome, namely, cancer-related fatigue syndrome (CRFS). Experience of CRFS by cancer patients, regardless of their diagnosis, stage of disease, treatment regimen, or age, influences all aspects of quality of life and aggravates the experience of other distressing symptoms such as pain, nausea, and dyspnea. Understanding the underlying mechanisms for energy loss and gain, as well as the relationship between the right amount and type of activity and sleep, can lead toward more effective and innovative rehabilitation programs. Development of research based clinical interventions in these areas holds promise for significant improvement in functioning and quality of life for cancer survivors and may constitute valuable rehabilitative techniques that can be adjunctive to standard therapies.
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- M L Winningham
- Institute for the Advancement of Health Care Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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The diagnosis of cancer has traditionally been associated with malnutrition and wasting. Oncology patients are at risk for nutrition-related problems because of the cancer itself, as well as the treatment prescribed. Clinical manifestations of cachexia include anorexia, weight loss, muscle wasting, and fatigue, resulting in poor performance status. Control of symptoms, such as anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and mucositis is imperative in the management of cancer cachexia. Current pharmacologic therapies, as well as complementary and alternative methods, are presented. The nurse plays a key role in ensuring that the nutritional needs of oncology patients are met.
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- J P Finley
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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