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Abstract The objective of this study was identifying and understanding the repercussions of chemotherapy-related fatigue on the quality of life, from the perspective of women with breast cancer. This is a descriptive and interpretive study, with a theoretical-methodological framework from medical anthropology, using an ethnographic case study as a method, through semi-structured interviews and field diaries. It was carried out in 2016, in the residence of participants. Participants in the study understood breast cancer as something they had to experience in their lives. From this perspective, despite the fatigue due to chemotherapy and other related adverse events, participants considered their quality of life to be good, showing themselves to be capable of adapting their routine and tasks to their new health conditions.

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