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Cancer-related fatigue: scientific progress has been made in 40 years

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Leak Bryant, A; Walton, AL; Phillips, B
Published in: Clinical journal of oncology nursing
April 2015

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a distressing, persistent symptom that is experienced by survivors during and after treatment. Unsurprisingly, many early CRF studies were conducted by nurses. These studies included a look at patients receiving localized radiation treatment (Haylock & Hart, 1979); an exploration of fatigue as a conceptual approach to a clinical problem (Aistars, 1987); the development of a nursing theory focused on fatigue mechanisms (Piper, Lindsey, & Dodd, 1987); an examination of fatigue mechanisms (St Pierre, Kasper, & Lindsey, 1992), as well as of fatigue in advanced cancer (Bruera & MacDonald, 1988) and in non-small cell lung cancer (Sarna, 1993); and a description of fatigue and potential nursing interventions (Nail & King, 1987). Winningham et al. (1994) wrote a state-of-the-science article about fatigue in the cancer experience for the Oncology Nursing Forum, and Mock et al. (1997) was one of the first to conduct an exercise study regarding the effects of exercise on fatigue, physical functioning, and emotional distress during radiation therapy for breast cancer. Nurse scholars from the 1970s-2000s were pivotal in advancing the science of fatigue in various cancers and have provided a scientific foundation for those four decades. 
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Clinical journal of oncology nursing

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1538-067X

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1092-1095

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

137 / 139

Related Subject Headings

  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Fatigue
  • Exercise
  • Diet
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Leak Bryant, A., Walton, A. L., & Phillips, B. (2015). Cancer-related fatigue: scientific progress has been made in 40 years. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 19(2), 137–139. https://doi.org/10.1188/15.cjon.137-139
Leak Bryant, Ashley, AnnMarie Lee Walton, and Brett Phillips. “Cancer-related fatigue: scientific progress has been made in 40 years.” Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 19, no. 2 (April 2015): 137–39. https://doi.org/10.1188/15.cjon.137-139.
Leak Bryant A, Walton AL, Phillips B. Cancer-related fatigue: scientific progress has been made in 40 years. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2015 Apr;19(2):137–9.
Leak Bryant, Ashley, et al. “Cancer-related fatigue: scientific progress has been made in 40 years.” Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, vol. 19, no. 2, Apr. 2015, pp. 137–39. Epmc, doi:10.1188/15.cjon.137-139.
Leak Bryant A, Walton AL, Phillips B. Cancer-related fatigue: scientific progress has been made in 40 years. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2015 Apr;19(2):137–139.

Published In

Clinical journal of oncology nursing

DOI

EISSN

1538-067X

ISSN

1092-1095

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

137 / 139

Related Subject Headings

  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Fatigue
  • Exercise
  • Diet
  • 1110 Nursing