Many feel like giving up after receiving cancer treatment due to fatigue! Doctor: “Cancer-related fatigue” should be actively treated.

Cancer treatment frequently has significant physiological and psychological effects on patients. Cancer-related fatigue is the most common symptom of discomfort and lasts the longest.Clinical neglect of cancer-related fatigue is common, according to Taiwan Society of Cancer Palliative Medicine Chairman Dr. Xiao Hui-Hua. The main reason for this is that patients rarely notify physicians and nurses when they are sick, thinking it is typical to feel exhausted; however, this is not the case at all.

When cancer-related fatigue advances to a score of four or higher, it is categorized as “moderate to severe fatigue.” Depending on the patient’s level of fatigue, medical and nursing personnel must administer either medication or non-drug interventional treatment. Treatment options for mild fatigue that does not reach a score of four include exercise, good sleep habits, nutrition, and other non-drug disposal. Doctors also highly recommend that these disposals may intervene for preventive purposes at the start of contracting cancer.When the condition reaches a score of four or higher, it is recommended that existing non-drug disposal be supplemented with drug disposal. TFDA-certified drugs include steroids, psychostimulants, herbal medicine, and TFDA-certified astragalus polysaccharide injections.

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