Reviewer’s report
Title: 
SOCIAL SUPPORT IN EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
WITH FATIGUE
Version: 
2 
Date: 
17 Apr 2020
Reviewer's report:
The association between social support and CRF is already been studied and this
manuscripts adds to that literature. 
The methods used were appropriate and
described.
The major revision required is in your discussion. 
The discussion could be
tightened with careful editing to focus on the main points. 
The fact that you used
living with someone as a proxy for marital status and all the related decision
making about that is not relevant nor significant. 
There were several other
examples of the discussion devolving into a 'chat' 
about less than significant
procedures and findings. 
Posing questions to the reader does not help the
discussion. 
A discussion should be the authors telling the reader the significance
of the findings and how these findings add to our knowledge about the
phenomena. 
I would also disagree as to your strengths and limitations. 
The
strength is the representative sample of women. 
The limitation is it is a cross
sectional design and does not provide more than association. 
An interesting
question might be how social support influences fatigue over time, or how
fatigue influences social support over time.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
Yes
Does the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the
authors.
Yes
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
Yes
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you
recommend an additional statistical review?
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects
require further assessment in your comments to the editors.
I am able to assess the statistics
Quality of written English
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:
Needs some language corrections before being published
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