Fatigue in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation therapy: a prospective study.

Juliana Maria de Paula Avelar Adriana Cristina Nicolussi Bruna Francielle Toneti Helena Megumi Sonobe Namie Okino Sawada

Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem (2019)

fatigue increased in the course of the radiation therapy, having all domains affected. Therefore, its evaluation throughout the treatment is important, as fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom on cancer patients.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
sleep quality
radiation induced
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
depressive symptoms
physical activity