Year: 2001
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Cancer-related fatigue is now the most prevalent symptom of cancer, occurring in 60-90% of patients. Fatigue has been identified by cancer patients as a factor influencing functionality and quality of life. Our objectives in developing a fatigue specialty clinic at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center were to improve our patients' quality of life by decreasing fatigue; educate health care providers, patients, and patients' families about cancer-related fatigue; develop an appropriate clinical and diagnostic evaluation for this symptom; correlate objective measures of fatigue with its clinical evaluation; and develop innovative treatment plans for cancer-related fatigue. This article describes the general clinic design and operations and the preliminary analysis of the first 40 patients evaluated in the fatigue clinic.
Source: Cancer
Authors: Carmen P. Escalante, Tejpal Grover, Beth A. Johnson, Margaret Harle, Hong Guo M.S., Tito R. Mendoza, Edgardo Rivera, Vi Ho, Eva Lu Lee, Charles S. Cleeland
Institution: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Language: English
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1987688998