The role of a nurse in the breast cancer related fatigue management

Katarzyna Rzepka; Andrzej Nowicki

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Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa

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The role of a nurse in the breast cancer related fatigue management

Katarzyna Rzepka

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Andrzej Nowicki

Online publish date: 2012/06/18

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Fatigue, besides pain, nausea and vomiting, is the most common problem experienced by patients treated for breast cancer. It relates to
a considerable number of patients and is perceived as a state that hinders day-to-day functioning. Although the majority of patients reports
fatigue, the symptom is ignored or not diagnosed by physicians. There are pharmacological means available during treatment; however, the role
of medicine in neutralising fatigue has not been examined in detail yet. There are proceeding standards that decrease aggravation of the fatigue
syndrome to a significant extent. Education, counselling, physical exercises, rational energy management, sleep therapy and adequate nutrition
are recommended as appropriate non-pharmacological procedures in neutralising fatigue. The aim of this study was to present the standards of
cancer related fatigue management and to indicate the role of a nurse in the course of the (cancer related fatigue) treatment.

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The role of a nurse in the breast cancer related fatigue management

Katarzyna Rzepka , Andrzej Nowicki

breast cancer; cancer related fatigue; the role of a nurse

Katarzyna Rzepka

,

Andrzej Nowicki