Diagnosing Cancer-related Fatigue (CRF)
When a patient complains of cancer fatigue symptoms, then Cancer-related Fatigue should ideally be diagnosed with multi-dimensional tools which measure more than just the intensity and severity of fatigue. It should also mention other aspects of fatigue like:
- frequency of fatigue
- interference of fatigue on daily activities
- timing and duration of fatigue, etc.
ICD-10 Criteria for Cancer-related Fatigue
The following symptoms have been present every day or nearly every day during the same 2-week period in the past month.
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After diagnosing, the fatigue levels have to be evaluated using uni dimensional tools or multi dimensioal tools. It is only after evaluation , that fatigue can be managed effectively.
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