Call me skeptical, but hopeful. I am one of the many cancer patients who has noticed a slight loss of brain function and memory after chemotherapy. Thus, I am very interested in the results of a new study about chemo brain.
A very small (only 68 women), short-term (only eight weeks) study of a drug called modafinil provided some relief to breast cancer patients for the side effect of chemotherapy commonly known as “chemo brain,” and otherwise known as mental fogginess and...
Chemo brain, also known as cognitive impairment from chemotherapy, is a term frequently used by breast cancer patients and survivors to... Read more »
Beth’s blog this week riffs on last Sunday’s New York Times article on chemo brain, titled “Chemotherapy Fog Is No Longer Ignored as... Read more »
One of the side effects of living through breast cancer, I have found, is that your doctors often tend to regard some of the side effects... Read more »
“ ‘Chemofog’ effects on brain may be a myth- Two studies showed no memory impairments as a result of chemotherapy.”msnbc.com, April... Read more »
Five years ago, doctors and researchers began to acknowledge something that those of us who’ve undergone chemotherapy had long known:... Read more »
Part III: Surviving Chemotherapy The Short and Long Of It Short-term side effects will subside after the last chemo dose – your hair will grow back... Read more »
A new study suggests that taking Tykerb along with the cancer med Xeloda may help reduce brain tumors in women whose breast cancer has spread.... Read more »
A new clinical trial has found that adding the drug paclitaxel to chemotherapy may improve disease-free survival in some breast cancer patients. Of... Read more »
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