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Breast Cancer
Investigators at Mississippi State University zero in on breast cancer
May 14th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Chemotherapy is thought to cause cognitive deficits in some breast cancer patients, but the relative effects on older and younger breast cancer patients are unknown. The effects of chemotherapy on everyday cognitive tasks have not been examined." "Thirty-eight female breast cancer survivors (3 to 45months post chemotherapy) were compared to 55 age-matched control participants. Participants completed the Useful Field of View (UFOV), a computerized test of visual information processing that has been shown to decline with age, and which has been used to predict older adults' driving performance. Older chemotherapy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-14)
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