hypertension, chronic kidney disease, anemia, and pericardial effusion initially presented with severe fatigue, cognitive impairment, and diffuse bone pain. He also reported muscle pain in his thighs and calves, diminished appetite, and severe lethargy. In a
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Javaughn Corey R. Gray, Jongho Kim, Michael Digianvittorio, Nancy K. Feeley, Paul J. Scheel, Stanley S. Siegelman, Elliot K. Fishman, and Steven P. Rowe
-Ineligible, Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma In the first case study, a 75-year-old man presented with new back pain and fatigue. The patient was able to perform all activities of daily living and resided approximately 70 miles away from the treatment center
Susan A. McCloskey and Michael R. Kuettel
fatigue . J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2004 ; 32 : 119 – 123 . 46. Saliba D Elliott M Rubnstein LZ . The Vulnerable Elders Survey: a tool for identifying vulnerable older people in the community . J Am Geriatr Soc 2001 ; 49 : 1691 – 1199
Diane L. Reidy-Lagunes
administered at 37.5 mg daily (as opposed to the 50-mg dose in the phase II study) because of the increased rate of grade 3 fatigue discussed previously. 2 The study was stopped prematurely by the independent Data Monitoring Committee before the first
Monira Alwhaibi, Usha Sambamoorthi, Suresh Madhavan, Thomas Bias, Kimberly Kelly, and James Walkup
prostate cancer, those who received androgen deprivation therapy or radiotherapy had a higher risk of depression compared with those who underwent surgery. 19 – 22 Cancer-related physical symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and other physical limitations may
Amanda M. Rosenblum and Martin R. Chasen
Canadian Problem Checklist (CPC). The ESAS is a questionnaire that asks patients to rate the severity of 9 common symptoms—pain, fatigue, tiredness, nausea, appetite, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety, and well-being—on a visual analogue scale
Jimmie C. Holland and Barry D. Bultz
. 16. Carlson LE Angen M Cullum J . High levels of untreated distress and fatigue in cancer patients . Br J Cancer 2004 ; 90 : 2297 – 2304 . 17. Carlson LE Bultz BD . Cancer distress screening. Needs, models, and methods . J
Jeffrey A. Gilreath, Daniel S. Sageser, James A. Jorgenson, and George M. Rodgers
Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Anemia (FACT-An) Scale: a new tool for the assessment of outcomes in cancer anemia and fatigue . Semin Hematol 1997 ; 34 ( Suppl 2 ): 13 – 19 . 29. Groopman JE Itri LM . Chemotherapy-induced anemia in adults
Katrine Løppenthin, Christoffer Johansen, Matilde Bille Larsen, Birgitte Hysse Forchhammer, Jannick Brennum, Karin Piil, Neil Aaronson, Birthe Krogh Rasmussen, and Pernille Bidstrup
and its treatment. 2 , 3 Frequent symptoms include global cerebral manifestations (fatigue, nausea, headache, and confusion), focal symptoms (hemiparesis, paresthesia, motor control deficiency, visual disturbances, seizures, and speech difficulties
Crystal S. Denlinger, Jennifer A. Ligibel, Madhuri Are, K. Scott Baker, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Don Dizon, Debra L. Friedman, Mindy Goldman, Lee Jones, Allison King, Grace H. Ku, Elizabeth Kvale, Terry S. Langbaum, Kristin Leonardi-Warren, Mary S. McCabe, Michelle Melisko, Jose G. Montoya, Kathi Mooney, Mary Ann Morgan, Javid J. Moslehi, Tracey O’Connor, Linda Overholser, Electra D. Paskett, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Muhammad Raza, M. Alma Rodriguez, Karen L. Syrjala, Susan G. Urba, Mark T. Wakabayashi, Phyllis Zee, Nicole R. McMillian, and Deborah A. Freedman-Cass
, fatigue, distress, or nutritional deficits can facilitate the initiation of an exercise program. Risk Assessment for Exercise-Induced Adverse Events: Exercise is considered safe for most survivors. 16 , 17 , 36 However, a significant portion of
