Study finds link between inflammation and fatigue in cancer patients

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Fighting cancer can leave patients tired to their bones and researchers now think they might know why. Inflammation was linked to fatigue among nearly 200 women with early-stage breast cancer during and after treatment with radiation or chemotherapy, researchers reported Monday in the journal Cancer . Specifically, inflammation appeared to promote general and physical fatigue among the women, but not emotional or mental fatigue. "Our findings indicate that inflammation plays a role in some

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