Fatigue in Cancer: A Multidimension Approach - Tapa dura

The study of fatigue as a major focus in clinical practice and research is relatively new, but the editors argue that much more is known about it than most texts admit. Here two dozen essays and interviews represent the perspectives of clinically oriented people, who often go beyond the established

Fatigue in cancer has become a popular topic in the past seven years, but there has never been a book to examine the problem. Much of the ed ucational and research material tends to adopt similar themes; indeed, a common complaint one hears is, "There is nothing new about fatigue in cancer." This book breaks with precedence and will offer whole new perspectives from which to view this problem. It might be called an ex ploration of cancer fatigue. Contributors include professionals from m any disciplines, some of whom are cancer survivors. The "art" of under standing the "Cancer Related Fatigue Syndrome," as it is more properly called, is supplemented in this book by insightful comments and actua l contributed patient illustrations. You will never again see this pro blem in the same way.