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JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 489-493Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2017.0037
Keywords
fatigue; symptom control; quality of life; late effects
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- Macmillan Cancer Support [5592228]
- Marie Curie [MCCC-FCO-11-U] Funding Source: researchfish
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Cancer-related fatigue is the most prevalent and distressing symptom experienced by adolescents and young adults (AYAs). An electronic survey was undertaken to ascertain current fatigue management and perceptions of its effectiveness. Eighty-five percent of responders (68/80) experienced fatigue, and it was worse more than 1 year after cancer treatment ended, compared to < 1 year (p = 0.007). Forty-one percent received no fatigue management. Although advice to exercise was the most frequent intervention, the greatest impact of fatigue was on the ability to exercise and most did not find exercise advice helpful. Early intervention is warranted, supporting AYAs to persevere with increasing activity.
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