This section has been written for people who have fatigue due to cancer or its treatments. Fatigue means feeling excessively tired or exhausted all or most of the time. The tiredness is not relieved by rest and can affect you physically, psychologically and emotionally. People who have fatigue have no energy and find it difficult to do simple, everyday things that people usually take for granted.

‘Everything is too much effort. It is ridiculous. Just to comb your hair or get dressed is too much effort. It was as much as I could do to get out of bed or go to the loo. I couldn’t cope with doing the hoovering or anything like that – it is too much. I wouldn’t even be able to lift the vacuum cleaner.’
Quote from a woman having chemotherapy.

This section aims to discuss the causes of fatigue and help you to find ways of coping with it. It can also help you to be able to discuss your fatigue with the health professionals looking after you.