Cancer is a disease, or a set of diseases, that increased in our society. However, improvements in their detection and treatment increase the number of patients who survive. Every year 2.6 million people are diagnosed in the European Union and 1.4 million become cancer survivors. However, these people suffer the late adverse effects of treatment that can seriously affect their quality of life. the most common late effects are pain, fatigue, and sleeping difficulties. These are estimated between 58-90%. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) appears to play an important role in the manifestation and perpetuation of these symptoms.
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Change in sleep quality assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Timeframe: Measurement of change: before treatment (baseline), at two months (end of treatment), and at 1 months of treatment (follow-up period).
Change in quality of life assessed by The Short Form 36 (SF-36) health questionnaire
Timeframe: Measurement of change: before treatment (baseline), at two months (end of treatment), and at 1 months of treatment (follow-up period).
Change in Pain assessed by McGill Pain questionnaire
Timeframe: Measurement of change: before treatment (baseline), at two months (end of treatment), and at 1 months of treatment (follow-up period).