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Review
. 2006 Oct;10(5):659-61.
doi: 10.1188/06.CJON.659-661.

Why am I so tired all the time? Understanding cancer-related fatigue

Jean Madden  1 , Susan Newton
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Review

Why am I so tired all the time? Understanding cancer-related fatigue

Jean Madden et al. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a "persistent, subjective sense of tiredness related to cancer or cancer treatment that interferes with usual functioning" (National Comprehensive Cancer Network [NCCN] & American Cancer Society [ACS], 2005). Unlike other fatigue, CRF is not relieved by sleep or rest.

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