Memory Problems Linked to Cancer Treatment

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Health & Fitness | January 14, 2003, Tuesday
Memory Problems Linked to Cancer Treatment

By MARY DUENWALD (NYT) 689 words
Late Edition - Final , Section F , Page 6 , Column 3

ABSTRACT - Psychologists begin to verify what many breast cancer survivors have long suspected: chemotherapy can, in some cases, cause problems with memory and concentration (M) Psychologists are beginning to verify what many breast cancer survivors have long suspected: chemotherapy can, in some cases, cause problems with memory and concentration.

Various studies have found that 20 percent to 30 percent of women who undergo chemotherapy for breast cancer, as well as other patients who receive similar treatment for lymphoma, score lower than average on tests of mental function for as long as 10 years after their chemotherapy.



 

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