ArticleBritish journal of cancer2025
Fatigue in long-term cancer survivors: prevalence, associated factors, and mortality. A prospective population-based study.
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- Inflammatory Correlates and Prospective Associations of Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Fatigue 5 years after treatment for rectal cancer – results from the QoLiRECT studyActa oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2026Article
- Chronotherapeutic administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduces cancer-related fatigue-like behavior.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Interventions Using Digital Health Interventions for Cancer-Related Fatigue in People With a History of Cancer: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Prevalence and its associated factors of cancer-related fatigue among liver cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and mortality risks in US cancer survivors: a national cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Recommendations for cancer related fatigue in post-treatment survivorship care: a cross-sectional analysis of guidelines.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- The potential of microbiome modulators to improve quality of life in cancer survivors through gut microbiome-immune interactions.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Review
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- Prognostic value of the C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte index versus traditional inflammatory markers after radical resection of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe compared fatigue severity in breast, prostate or colorectal cancer survivors 5-16 years post-diagnosis with cancer-free controls, and examined factors associated with fatigue and its association with all-cause mortality in survivors.
methodsParticipants of the CAncEr Survivorship - A multi-Regional (CAESAR) study completed the Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) between 2009 and 2011. The FAQ assesses affective, cognitive, and physical fatigue, and sleep problems. We derived the odds of fatigue using logistic regression with the 75
resultsThe sample comprised 6057 survivors, of whom approximately one-third reported affective, cognitive, or physical fatigue. Demographic (age, relationship), clinical (chemotherapy), comorbidity (depression), lifestyle, and psychological factors were associated with higher odds of fatigue symptoms and total fatigue. Fatigue symptoms, predominantly physical fatigue, were strongly associated with mortality (unadjusted hazard ratios (HRs) ranged from 1.48 to 2.40). The HRs were attenuated after adjustment for comorbidities and depressive symptoms, although affective and physical fatigue remained independent risk factors for mortality.
conclusionsDemographic, clinical, comorbidity, lifestyle, and psychological factors were associated with fatigue in long-term survivors. Fatigued survivors have a higher mortality risk. Lowering the burden of fatigue by a comprehensive approach might result in better survival.
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