Fatigue During Cancer-Related Radiotherapy and Associations with Activities, Work Ability and Quality of Life: Paying Attention to Subgroups more Likely to Experience Fatigue.

Patients with depressed mood or comorbidity were more likely to experience fatigue an ordinary week of radiotherapy than other patients were. Patients experiencing fatigue perceived worse HRQL and performed less daily and physical activity compared to patients not experiencing fatigue. Cancer care practitioners may consider paying extra attention to these subgroups of patients.