EFFICACIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS FOR REDUCING FATIGUE IN CANCER SURVIVORS: THE STATE OF THE QUESTION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Cancer remains a major health problem worldwide. Due to the efficacy of the treatments and the improvements in health systems, however, the number of cancer survivors has increased significantly over the years. Fatigue is one of the cancer consequences that appear more frequently causing significant changes in survivors lives. Different psychological treatments has been used to reduce fatigue in this patient group. Cognitive -behavioral techniques and mindfulness are those that provide higher data supporting its effectiveness, ahead of psycho-educational interventions. Most studies, however, have been conducted with breast cancer survivors, and it would be desirable test the effectiveness of these techniques in a greater variability of cancer types.