Turkish Journal of Oncology Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology
Article Open Access Volume 29 · Issue 3 · 2014 pp. 120–124

Cancer-related fatigue of child and nursing care

Aslı AKDENİZ KUDUBEŞ
1 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Onkoloji Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
Published: 2014 Article ID: 894
Abstract
One of the most disturbing symptoms experienced by patients
during cancer treatment, defined as fatigue, cancer is a major
area of patient care. Today, parallel to the increase in the incidence
of cancer, the incidence of cancer-related fatigue is
also increasing. Fatigue is often especially active in oncologic
patients treated untreated yet and advanced stage cancer patients
often encountered in the visible and a symptom. Nursing
interventions for fatigue in the struggle for the child with
cancer can be extremely important. Nurses successful nursing
of children with cancer by trying to increase their ability to
cope with these symptoms.

Keywords: Child; cancer; fatigue

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