Cancer-related fatigue in the elderly.
Support Care Cancer
; 21(10): 2899-911, 2013 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23852408
PURPOSE: Cancer is a disease of the elderly: 60 % of tumours occur in patients aged 65 years or older. Cancer-related fatigue is a common symptom experienced by cancer patients and cancer survivors that profoundly affects all aspects of the quality of life. Although it has been estimated that up to 70 % of elderly with cancer experience fatigue, this symptom is still largely ignored in ageing population. METHODS: We performed a systematic review of the literature identified by MEDLINE. RESULTS: The relationship between ageing process and pathogenesis of cancer-related fatigue is still not fully understood. CONCLUSIONS: Ageing is associated with an increased prevalence of chronic diseases, decreased functional reserve in multiple organ systems and enhanced susceptibility to stress. Ageing and the concomitant presence of a condition of frailty may predispose to the presence of fatigue. Nevertheless, only few studies have to date specifically assessed the impact of fatigue in the geriatric population. Since cancer-related fatigue is a peculiarly debilitating condition characteristic of elderly cancer patient population, we suggest the early recognition and thorough evaluation of the symptom fatigue, its co-existing causes (i.e. anaemia, mood disorders and sleep disturbances) and co-morbidities (i.e., endocrine disorders, metabolic, cardiovascular and liver diseases).
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fatiga
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Support Care Cancer
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Alemania