Cancer-related fatigue: the scale of the problem

M Hofman, JL Ryan, CD Figueroa-Moseley… - The …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Fatigue is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms experienced by patients with
cancer. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is characterized by feelings of tiredness, weakness …

Iron and the anaemia of chronic disease: a review and strategic recommendations

I Cavill, M Auerbach, GR Bailie… - … medical research and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The incidence of anaemia is high in many chronic conditions, yet it often
receives little attention. Scope/methods: A panel of international experts with experience in …

Symptoms and treatment burden associated with cancer treatment: results from a cross-sectional national survey in the US

DH Henry, HN Viswanathan, EP Elkin, S Traina… - Supportive care in …, 2008 - Springer
Goals To examine the prevalence of chemotherapy-or radiotherapy-associated side effects
and related treatment burden, and correlates of fatigue and missed work days among cancer …

Validation of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue scale in patients with moderately to severely active systemic lupus erythematosus …

JS Lai, JL Beaumont, S Ogale, P Brunetta… - The Journal of …, 2011 - jrheum.org
Objective. Fatigue is a common symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Our
objective was to validate the 13-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Workup of anemia in cancer

S Anand, A Burkenroad… - Clin Adv Hematol …, 2020 - hematologyandoncology.net
Anemia is a common diagnosis in patients with cancer that may affect both quality of life and
survival. Anemia in this patient population is often multifactorial, caused by direct effects of …

Erythropoietin in cancer patients

JA Glaspy - Annual review of medicine, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Therapy with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is associated with well-documented
benefits to anemic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, most importantly a reduction …

Building a measure of fatigue: the functional assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale

E Smith, JS Lai, D Cella - PM&R, 2010 - Elsevier
The shared goal of all clinical disciplines is to optimize the well-being of people who
become patients and find themselves diminished by illness and recovery. This goal relies on …

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: patient journey and burden of disease

M Bektas, C Copley-Merriman, S Khan… - Journal of managed …, 2020 - jmcp.org
Patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) often experience a lengthy path
to diagnosis. Fewer than 40% of patients with PNH receive a diagnosis within 12 months of …

[HTML][HTML] Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are not associated with increased risk of thrombosis in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

SW Smith, M Sato, SD Gore, MR Baer, X Ke… - …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background There are limited reports of thrombosis among myelodysplastic syndrome
patients exposed to erythropoiesis stimulating agents. It is not clear whether erythropoiesis …

Endoscopist fatigue may contribute to a decline in the effectiveness of screening colonoscopy

CK Lee, JM Cha, WJ Kim - Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Endoscopist fatigue may affect the ADR during colonoscopy; however, this
association has not been directly studied. Study: A prospective, multi-center study was …