About two patients with advanced cancer for which taurine showed effectiveness against cancer-related fatigue
10.2512/jspm.9.516
- VernacularTitle:がん関連倦怠感に対してタウリンが有効であった2症例
- Author:
Akinori Aikawa
;
Iwao Osaka
;
Shigeki Ohno
;
Akira Kimura
;
Isamu Adachi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cancer-related fatigue;
taurine;
Cancer Fatigue Scale
- From:Palliative Care Research
2014;9(3):516-519
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Alleviating fatigue of a patient with advanced cancer often meets troubles, for which medication is restricted. We experienced two cases with cancer-related fatigue, in which 4,000mg of taurine a day was administered orally and the improvement of the Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) score was identified as a result. There hasn't been any literature reporting the effect of taurine to cancer-related fatigue yet. However, taurine has been known as a medicine with various effects for quite a long time, and it is possible that it will be recognized as one of the medicines effective for cancer-related fatigue.
