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Associations of physical & psychiatric conditions with CFS in Germany
Associations of physical and psychiatric conditions with chronic fatigue syndrome in Germany: an exploratory case-control study, by Louis Jacob, Josep Maria Haro and Karel Kostev in Psychological Medicine, 1-7, 2020 [doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720002470] Research abstract: Background: Only a few studies have analyzed … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, depression, Josep Maria Haro, Karel Kostev, Louis Jacob, sleep disorder
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Intravenous cyclophosphamide in ME/CFS. An open-label phase II study
Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. An Open-Label Phase II Study by Ingrid G Rekeland, Alexander Fosså, Asgeir Lande, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Kari Sørland, Mari Holsen, Karl J Tronstad, Kristin Risa, Kine Alme, Marte K Viken, Benedicte A Lie, Olav … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Fosså, Asgeir Lande, Benedicte A Lie, cancer, chemotherapy, CycloME study, Cyclophosphamide, Ingrid G Rekeland, Irini Ktoridou-Valen, Kari Sorland, Karl J Tronstad, Kine Alme, Kristin Risa, Mari Holsen, Marte K Viken, Olav Dahl, Øystein Fluge, Prof Olav Mella
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The Challenges of Cancer & Disability Study – invitation to take part
The Challenges of Cancer and Disability Study (CoCaDS) If you live in Wales, have a physical disability and have had cancer, you are invited to take part in an interview-based study. The aim is to improve cancer care for people … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Cardiff University, disability, Dr Dikaios Sakellariou, Tenovus
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Fatigue & depression levels higher in CFS than cancer
Research abstract: OBJECTIVE: Persistent fatigue and depressive symptoms are both highly prevalent among patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) as well as breast cancer survivors. This study aimed to assess and directly compare perceptions of fatigue as highly interfering … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, cognitive behavioural therapy, Daniel L Hall, depression, Dr Nancy Klimas, fatigue
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Dantzer on the neuroimmune basis of fatigue and CFS
Simon McGrath provides an overview of a fascinating lecture that points to a possible treatment being studied in cancer fatigue that has a more than intriguing connection with ME/CFS. Check it out
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Tagged cancer, fatigue, neuroimmune dysfunction
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Fatigue in cancer and CFS
Abstract BACKGROUND Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) often worsens fatigue in patients with prostate cancer, producing symptoms similar to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Comparing expression (mRNA) of many fatigue-related genes in patients with ADT-treated prostate cancer versus with CFS versus healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged ADT, Androgen deprivation therapy, cancer, DBI, fatigue, GABA-A receptor modulator, gene expression
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