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LearningRx reviews potential new treatment for “chemo brain”...

Aug 5, 2017 by

While chemotherapy increases hydrogen peroxide levels in the brain, a chemical compound called KU-32 has been found to counter the negative effects of this substance, stopping chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline in rats....

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Which chemo drugs cause the worst cognitive deficits?

Jan 3, 2016 by

New research of “chemo” drugs has found that anthracyclines cause a greater decrease on verbal memory tests....

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Cognitive rehab program helps those with “chemo brain”...

Apr 8, 2015 by

A new study at UCLA followed breast cancer survivors who received chemotherapy participate in a cognitive rehabilitation program to fight “chemo brain” – including memory loss....

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Research on snails helps explain “chemo brain”

Nov 27, 2014 by

Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston used snails to possibly explain “chemo brain.”...

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More evidence on chemo brain

Aug 2, 2014 by

New evidence of the existence of “chemo brain” was presented at a recent cancer conference. The researchers saw visible changes to brain function after chemo, including “significant decreases” in metabolism in certain areas of the brain....

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Antidote for mental fog caused by tamoxifen

Oct 21, 2013 by

A major breakthrough in breast cancer treatment comes out of a team from the University of Rochester Medical Center. The researchers found an antidote – a substance called AZD6244- that stopped the tamoxifen-induced brain cell death in mice....

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