The information in the fatigue section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Coping with fatigue, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• Supportive And Palliative Care For People With Cancer. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). March 2004.
• British National Formulary (Edition 53). March 2007.
• Department of work and pensions website: www.dwp.gov.uk
• Fatigue in Cancer, Armes et al. Oxford University Press, 2004
• Fatigue in Cancer Patients During and After Treatment: Prevalence, Correlates and Interventions. Saerves P et al. European Journal of Cancer. 2002. Vol 38. pp27–43.
• Fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy: patterns of change. Richardson A et al. Cancer Nursing. 21, 1, 17–30.
• Understanding Fatigue. Kuzbit P. Cancer Nursing Practice Supplement, 2005, 16–19

Guidelines are constantly being updated and those noted above may have been revised since the booklet was produced. You can access up-to-date guidelines in the health professionals section of the website.