Latest cancer-related fatigue Stories
By designing sound nutritional diet plans that are customized to each patient's needs, Diet Doc has been successful in helping thousands reduce the risk and the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been a mysterious and often misdiagnosed illness that plagues sufferers with unexplained fatigue lasting 6 months or longer. Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may include short term memory and concentration impairment,...
Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Patients who kept to their standard routines showed a decline in quality of life measures, the study found. The findings are published this month in Cancer. Mayo cancer care specialists created a six-session program to address cognitive, physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being. Each session includes...
ScheduleSoft Fatigue Manager™ automates the schedules that support best practices for fatigue reduction helping improve safety for the petrochemical industry. Madison, WI (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 ScheduleSoft, the leader in workforce scheduling, is helping the petrochemical industry reduce the risk of fatigue with its ScheduleSoft Fatigue Manager product. Although the fatigue management guidelines are not presently mandated, forward looking refineries and petrochemical plants are...
On Dec. 15, 2012, BuyPlantExtract.com, a reliable supplier of plant extracts, released its new arrival – icariin powder, a brand-new way to reduce muscle fatigue. (PRWEB) December 16, 2012 On Dec. 15, 2012, BuyPlantExtract.com, a reliable supplier of plant extracts, released its new arrival – icariin powder, a brand-new way to reduce muscle fatigue. Moreover, all online customers can get a discount within December 2012, up to 49% off. What is icariin? According to Alex Plant, CEO of...
Aerobic exercise can help relieve the fatigue often associated with cancer and cancer treatment, according to Cochrane researchers. Their updated systematic review strengthens findings from an earlier version on cancer-related fatigue published in The Cochrane Library. Fatigue is a common and potentially long-lasting side-effect of cancer and cancer treatment. It may last for months or years. Dealing with cancer-related fatigue is crucial because those who suffer its effects may be less...
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Apple is about to get a house call thanks to a former finance executive and her new business endeavor. Susan Bratton is bringing more than 25 years of experience representing healthcare corporations to the table with her new Manhattan-based company, Meals to Heal. The startup will offer weekly home delivery of fresh, nutrient-dense meals to cancer patients in the contiguous 48 states. (Photo:...
Further research is neededCancer-related fatigue is often a major problem for cancer patients, beginning at diagnosis, during treatment and after completing therapy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org/oncology-rst/) and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (http://ncctg.mayo.edu/) (NCCTG) recently completed a study testing methylphenidate in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue and found that, while it did not improve fatigue for a broad group of patients, the data...
