TOOLS FOR ASSESSING ONCOLOGICAL FATIGUE IN WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER: A SCOPE REVIEW PROTOCOL.

Cancer fatigue is a persistent feeling of tiredness or exhaustion that affects cancer patients. It is a very common symptom that can begin before diagnosis, worsen during treatment, and persist for months or years after remission. This scoping review protocol aims to identify the main tools for assessing cancer fatigue. An evaluation of the tools used to assess cancer fatigue in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer will be carried out through a scoping review. The question addressed for the study is based on the mnemonic PCC (Population, Concept, Context), where: P (population) – Women diagnosed with breast cancer; C (concept) – Cancer fatigue; C (context) – Cancer fatigue assessment tools. Formulating the following question: Based on the elements described, the following research question was formulated: “What are the tools for assessing cancer fatigue in women with breast cancer?” The proposed scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the JBI scoping review guidelines, and will use white and gray literature through the PubMed, Lilacs, Scielo and Google Scholar platforms.