Fighting Fatigue Guide

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Cancer alters the otherwise normal condition and functioning of the body. And in adjusting to this disturbance, the body tries to cope by trying to restore the injured healthy cells to their original state. In this process however, the body begins to increase its need for energy but since the cancer altered many hormones in the body, it just cannot handle this energy demand, thus resulting to fatigue.

Studies also found out that cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplants, surgery and other therapies may all result to fatigue. Along with the coping process of the body requiring more energy, the after effects of cancer treatments such as vomiting and insomnia cause fatigue as well.