Although sleep is vital to all human functioning and poor sleep is a known problem in
cancer, it is unclear whether the overall prevalence of the various types of sleep disorders in …

Purpose/Objectives: To update the state of the science on sleep-wake disturbances in adult
patients with cancer, focusing on insomnia in the areas of prevalence, mechanisms and …

Insomnia, poor sleep quality and short sleep durations are the most common problems seen
in cancer patients. More studies are needed about sleep disorders in cancer patients. In our …

Clinical experience suggests that many symptoms occur together. In this paper, we examine
the rationale and evidence base for symptom clusters in different medical fields, particularly …

CONTEXT: Sleep disturbance is a problem for oncology patients. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate
how sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness (DS) changed from before to six months …

Studies seeking to explain mechanisms associated with or causing fatigue are increasing;
however, the underlying causes of fatigue remain largely unknown. Thus, identifying and …

Abstract Study Objective: Systemic tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is linked to sleep and
sleep altering pathologies in humans. Evidence from animals indicates that systemic and …

The management of older persons with cancer has become a major public health concern in
developed countries because of the aging of the population and the steady increase in …

The study explored the experience of fatigue, its effects and ways of coping with fatigue and
the role of family and social support among breast cancer patients. In-depth, semi-structured …

CHENG KKF & YEUNG RMW (2013) European Journal of Cancer Care22, 70–78 Impact of
mood disturbance, sleep disturbance, fatigue and pain among patients receiving cancer …