Fatigue in long-term cancer survivors: prevalence, associated factors, and mortality. A prospective population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We compared fatigue severity in breast, prostate or colorectal cancer survivors 5-16 years post-diagnosis with cancer-free controls, and examined factors associated with fatigue and its association with all-cause mortality in survivors.

Methods

Participants of the CAncEr Survivorship - A multi-Regional (CAESAR) study completed the Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) between 2009 and 2011. The FAQ assesses affective, cognitive, and physical fatigue, and sleep problems. We derived the odds of fatigue using logistic regression with the 75^th percentile of population norms as the cut-off. All-cause mortality (up to end 2021) was estimated using Cox regression models.

Results

The sample comprised 6057 survivors, of whom approximately one-third repor

SUBMITTER: Thong MSY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12449452 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature