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Cancer-related fatigue is a symptom of fatigue that is experienced by nearly all cancer patients. [1] Among patients receiving cancer treatment other than surgery, it is essentially universal. Fatigue is a normal and expected side effect of most forms of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and biotherapy. [2] On average, cancer-related fatigue is ...
Constitutional Symptoms. Unexplained pain: Pain that persists, has no clear cause, and does not respond to treatment may be a warning sign of many types of cancers. Unexplained night sweats or fever: These may be signs of an immune system cancer. Fever in children rarely points to malignancy, but may merit evaluation.
To many women, hot flashes "feel like a sudden rush of intense heat that starts in the chest and moves up into the neck and face," explains Dr. Ruta Nonacs, a perinatal and reproductive ...
Death from ovarian cancer increased globally between 1990 and 2017 by 84.2%. [ 23 ] Ovarian cancer is the second-most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. It causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. [ 24 ] Among women it ranks fifth in cancer-related deaths. [ 25 ]
Higher levels of estrogen linked to more sleep in perimenopause. At the study’s conclusion, scientists found that study participants who reported sleeping between six to nine hours a night ...
Fatigue in a medical context is used to cover experiences of low energy that are not caused by normal life. [2] [3]A 2021 review proposed a definition for fatigue as a starting point for discussion: "A multi-dimensional phenomenon in which the biophysiological, cognitive, motivational and emotional state of the body is affected resulting in significant impairment of the individual's ability to ...
Regularly peeing more than once a night is considered nocturia. "If you’re waking up to go to the bathroom two or more times per night, it’s a good idea to talk to a doctor," says Harris ...
Breast cancer predominantly affects women; less than 1% of those with breast cancer are men. [156] Women can develop breast cancer as early as adolescence, but risk increases with age, and 75% of cases are in women over 50 years old. [156] The risk over a woman's lifetime is approximately 1.5% at age 40, 3% at age 50, and more than 4% risk at ...