Survivorship / Survivorsh!t: Fatigue The Cancer Pod: Integrative Medicine Talk

Cancer-related fatigue (CrF) is common, both during treatment for cancer and afterward. Studies show up to 30% of cancer survivors experience fatigue for years following diagnosis. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill not getting a good night’s sleep or overdoing it at the gym fatigue. CrF is its own entity. It’s not relieved by sleep or rest and can be distressing, even life-altering. In this episode, Tina and Leah review the official contributing factors to CrF, and a few causes that aren’t found on the official list. Understanding how the adrenal glands are involved in CrF is essential, and they explain how the adrenals help you maintain energy. As always, at The Cancer Pod, we talk specifics about what you can do to improve your day-to-day. Fatigue is not something you have to live with!

Links we mentioned on this episode and other cool stuff:

Unofficial Theme Song for Survivorship Pod - Florence and the Machine

Unofficial Theme Song for Fatigue Episode - The Foo Fighters

NCCN Guidelines: Survivorship Fatigue (Provider)

NCCN Survivorship Care for Cancer-Related and Long-Term Effects (Patient)

Integrative Therapies for Cancer-Related Fatigue

Wisconsin Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius ) to Improve Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

Aviva Romm Adaptogens: Ancient Medicine for 21st Century Stress

Association of Fiber, Vegetable, and Fruit Intake with Quality of Life and Fatigue in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

How Survivorship Went from Being an Outlier to Mainstream - from The Cancer History Project
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