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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chemobrain is more than being lazy or forgetful sometimes. I remember when my mom, who had breast cancer more than a decade ago, described her experience with chemobrain. I hate to admit it, but I was ...

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 ...

Anti-cancer drugs may not be entirely to blame for the mild mental impairment suffered by some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, a study found. The findings suggest the forgetfulness and other ...

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 ...

Susie Brain always had a strong ability to juggle multiple tasks. But after she underwent intensive chemotherapy for breast cancer in 2004, she found she could no longer do so and eventually quit her ...