Response to Letter to the Editor

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We would like to thank you for the opportunity to respond to the comments raised by Dr Clare Foster et al. in their letter to the editor about the publication "A Web-based intervention (RESTORE) to support self-management of cancer-related fatigue following primary cancer treatment: a multi-centre proof of concept randomised controlled trial 1 " and clarify aspects in relation to the methodology and findings of our systematic review entitled "Self-management interventions for cancer survivors: a systematic review and evaluation of intervention content and theories." 2 We would also like to thank Dr Foster and her colleagues for their interest in our paper and for taking the time to express their views. We respectfully disagree on several points. Dr Foster and colleagues' first comment pertains to the inclusion of their study in our review. They contend that their randomized controlled trial included an active control group (educational leaflet) andshould not have been included. As outlined in our peer-reviewed pub-