Central Nervous System
Data on Central Nervous System Described by Researchers at Netherlands Cancer Institute
Published in Cancer Weekly, October 11th, 2011
2011 OCT 11 -- Data detailed in "Cerebral hyporesponsiveness and cognitive impairment 10 years after chemotherapy for breast cancer" have been presented. "Chemotherapy is associated with cognitive impairment in a subgroup of breast cancer survivors, but the neural circuitry underlying this side effect is largely unknown. Moreover, long-term impairment has not been studied well," scientists in Amsterdam, Netherlands report.
"In the present study, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and neuropsychological testing were performed in breast cancer survivors almost 10 years after high-dose adjuvant chemotherapy (chemo group, n=19) and in breast cancer...
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