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Fatigue is one of the most common complaints worldwide among both healthy and unhealthy individuals. Cancer-related fatigue is a known symptom due to many factors, including the disease itself and management protocols. Metastatic breast cancer patients are one of the specific groups facing that problem. The causes beyond cancer-related fatigue may be cancer and the cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and or radiotherapy. This research aimed to explore the factors affecting fatigue among patients with metastatic breast cancer to plan nursing interventions to manage that issue. The study subjects consisted of 30 females diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer presented to the Oncology unit at Kasr Al-Aini university hospital. The results of this study indicated a significant relationship between fatigue and the stage of the disease. In addition, there was a positive relationship between levels of fatigue and inflammatory markers. The study also found that there is a strong relationship between oxidative stress indicators and level of fatigue. Therefore, nurses should assess all the factors affecting fatigue level to plan a quality nursing management protocol for this particular category of patients.