Cancer patients can
literally take a step-by-step approach to combat fatigue following surgical
treatment. This fatigue doesn't go away with sleep, affects daily activities
(doing your personal hygiene in the morning, getting up and getting dressed,
going from the bedroom to breakfast, etc.) and can also lead to anxiety and
depression. Patients who underwent an operation as part of their cancer
treatment and then started a regular walking regimen experienced less fatigue
than cancer survivors who did not do the walking program.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 2012
