Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of massage therapy on cancer-related fatigue caused by chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. Methods A total of 120 breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy were randomly divided into the control group and massaged group, with 60 patients in each group.Both of 2 groups received routine nursing and the massage group accept therapy additionally. The EORTCQLQ-C30 was used to assess the quality of life before intervention(1 day after chemotherapy)and after intervention( 7 days after chemotherapy). The cancer-related fatigue degree and Karnofsky performance score(KPS)were compared between two groups. Result〓 The overall score of EORTCQLQ-C30 and subscales score were increased in both two groups after intervention(P0.05or P0.01), and were higher in the massaged group than those of controls(P0.01). Patients in the massaged group had less severity of cancer-related fatigue compared with those in the control group after intervention(P0.05). Patients in the massaged group achieved a better improvement in KPS compared with those in the control group(P0.01). Conclusion Massage therapy can relieve cancer-related fatigue caused by chemotherapy on breast cancer, and improve patients’ quality of life and physical activity.
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