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Old 04-28-2013, 09:05 PM   #2
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Re: Research Suggests 'Chemo Brain' May Involve Neurophysiological Change

I wrote about this study as well for the Huffington Post. This is an important study because it clarifies some previous research looking at whether a patient's complaint of memory problems after treatment can be confirmed and quantified through testing.

And although it's good to have a way to confirm this phenomenon we call, "chemo brain," it's also true that the scientific community has known about it for years. Indeed, the literature on cancer-related cognitive impairment dates back to the mid 1990s.

In addition to this study, Dr. Ganz also is recruiting for a study on interventions. And that's the right idea. We now need to move forward with prevention and stop proving the obvious.
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