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Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of women with fatigue caused by chemotherapy during breast cancer treatment. This is a prospective and quantitative study with 47 women cared by a university hospital. We collected data between 2017 and 2018 at two stages (T1 and T2) with specific tools to measure fatigue and quality of life. Most women had moderate fatigue, win which the affection dimension was the most affected, and their quality of life was reasonable. The correlation between total fatigue and general health, social function and pain were significant only at T2; which suggests that the more persistent the fatigue, the greater the compromise to quality of life can be. The study showed that fatigue compromises women emotionally and socially. It is necessary to investigate more effective measures for the management of fatigue and restoration of quality of life.

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