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dlaxague · 01-02-2008, 09:21 AM

Whenever there's a chemo-brain discussion, I like to point out that it concerns me that when research is done on this, breast cancer survivors are often a big part of the study participant group. I have NEVER seen them control for, or create a subgroup for, those taking AI's. My intuition, born out by personal experience, is that the AI's may be a bigger culprit than chemo regarding cognitive effects. And almost no one is looking at this.

Okay, off my soap box now.

Debbie Laxague

01-02-2008, 09:21 AM	#6
dlaxague Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 221	What about estrogen-deprivation-brain Whenever there's a chemo-brain discussion, I like to point out that it concerns me that when research is done on this, breast cancer survivors are often a big part of the study participant group. I have NEVER seen them control for, or create a subgroup for, those taking AI's. My intuition, born out by personal experience, is that the AI's may be a bigger culprit than chemo regarding cognitive effects. And almost no one is looking at this. Okay, off my soap box now. Debbie Laxague