In 1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge were forced from power by the invading Vietnamese. Pol Pot officially resigned the leadership in 1985 but appears to have retained considerable influence.
What could cause fatigue. The cancer itself. Fatigue can be one of the first symptoms of cancer. It could be because there is cancer in the bone marrow and that slows down the production of red blood cells, causing anaemia. A cancer that affects your hormone levels could cause fatigue.
There are numerous potential causes of fatigue as a major complaint. They range from those that cause poor blood supply to the body's tissues to illnesses that affect metabolism, from infections and inflammatory diseases to those that cause sleep disturbances. Fatigue is a common side effect of many medications. While numerous patients with psychological conditions often complain of fatigue (physical and mental), there are also a group of patients where the cause of fatigue is never diagnosed.