Fatigue in patients with lung cancer is related with accelerated tryptophan breakdown.

BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer often suffer from fatigue and decreased quality of life which might be related to the breakdown of essential amino acid tryptophan. METHODS: In 50 patients with lung cancer we examined fatigue and the deterioration of quality of life in patients using the Functional...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Katharina Kurz, Michael Fiegl, Bernhard Holzner, Johannes Giesinger, Marianna Pircher, Guenter Weiss, Hubert A Denz, Dietmar Fuchs
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3353990?pdf=render