One of the annoyances associated with radiation treatments given over a long duration (for prostate cancer and for other reasons) is a growing feeling of fatigue. … READ MORE …
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A newly published study from a Dutch research group has suggested that higher muscle mass is associated with less risk for fatigue in men with advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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It has been suggested on and off that taking a drug called modafinil (Provigil) with chemotherapy can help to alleviate the tiredness and fatigue felt by some patients who are receiving docetaxel-based chemotherapy (for prostate cancer and for other forms of cancer). … READ MORE …
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There are few good data on the occurrence of chronic fatigue after first-line treatment of localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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This week Dana Jennings writes about the fatigue that he and many men with more advanced forms of prostate cancer feel — from the cancer itself and also from the treatments needed to keep it under as much control as possible.
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There are a lot of news items this weekend. This first batch addresses studies on:
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A newly published study reports that, in patients who have been or are being treated for prostate cancer, “Nurses should be more alert to the possibility of additional treatment-related symptoms when fatigue or emotional distress is present.” Clearly, such a finding is also something patients and their family members or caregivers should be conscious of as well. … READ MORE …
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Newly published studies today include data on:
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