At some point in their treatment for cancer, somewhere between 17% and 75% of patients with malignancies that don’t affect the central nervous system report the sensation that a mental fog has set in.

Talk with almost any cancer survivor, and he or she is likely to bring up the topic of "chemobrain," that fuzzy, murky state that patients blame for impaired memory. A review of the research shows how ...

A so-called "genius pill" may enhance memory and attention among breast cancer survivors who suffer from the condition known as "chemobrain," a small study suggests. The researchers looked at the ...

A few years ago, one of my students came to me and spoke about her mother who was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She said her mother was losing her memory and her bearings, and was very ...

Survival for brain-cancer patients treated with chemotherapy has a dark side: “chemobrain,” the debilitating loss of memory and mental function that often follows. Now scientists at the UC Irvine ...

We have all attributed a slip of the tongue or a forgetful moment to chemobrain and then laughed. OK, we all do it. We forget a date or a name of someone we know well and we look at our feet and say ...

Analysis shows evidence that chemotherapy affects brain regions involved with thinking, remembering. Chemotherapy not only causes the phenomenon called “chemobrain,” but there now is evidence of ...

SINGAPORE — Researchers are a step closer to understanding why some breast cancer patients develop cognitive impairment after chemotherapy and whether some high-risk patients could benefit from early ...

Dr. Linda Lee answers the question: 'What Is "Chemobrain"?' —Jan. 13, 2010 -- Question: What is "chemobrain" and is there a natural treatment for it? Answer:"Chemobrain" refers to cognitive ...

While surviving cancer should be an occasion for rejoicing, many people who have undergone the standard or high-dose chemotherapy to defeat the disease unfortunately suffer from a physical and mental ...

When we hear the word chemotherapy, we automatically think of cancer patients, and its destructive effects on them, though it is supposed to be a cure. Chemotherapy really means the use of drugs to ...

A few years ago, one of my students came to me and spoke about her mother who was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She said her mother was losing her memory and her bearings, and was very ...