Cognitive effects of cancer and cancer treatments

TA Ahles, JC Root - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
As the population of cancer survivors has grown into the millions, there has been increasing
emphasis on understanding how the late effects of treatment affect survivors' ability to return …

Prevalence, mechanisms, and management of cancer-related cognitive impairment

MC Janelsins, SR Kesler, TA Ahles… - International review of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This review summarizes the current literature on cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI)
with a focus on prevalence, mechanisms, and possible interventions for CRCI in those who …

Clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and management of noncentral nervous system cancer‐related cognitive impairment in adults

JS Wefel, SR Kesler, KR Noll… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Over the past few decades, a body of research has
emerged confirming what many adult patients with noncentral nervous system cancer have …

Cancer-and cancer treatment–associated cognitive change: an update on the state of the science

TA Ahles, JC Root, EL Ryan - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Cognitive changes associated with cancer and cancer treatments have become an
increasing concern. Using breast cancer as the prototype, we reviewed the research from …

International Cognition and Cancer Task Force recommendations to harmonise studies of cognitive function in patients with cancer

JS Wefel, J Vardy, T Ahles, SB Schagen - The lancet oncology, 2011 - thelancet.com
It has become increasingly apparent that cytotoxic drugs given systemically for non-CNS
tumours might have cognitive side-effects, but many fundamental questions require further …

Doxorubicin: the good, the bad and the ugly effect

C Carvalho, RX Santos, S Cardoso… - Current medicinal …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The anthracycline doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used in chemotherapy due to its efficacy in
fighting a wide range of cancers such as carcinomas, sarcomas and hematological cancers …

Prevalence of cognitive impairment and change in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review of longitudinal studies

ABC Dijkshoorn, HE van Stralen, M Sloots… - Psycho …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with breast cancer face cognitive impairment that affects their quality of
life; partially attributable to treatment. Our aim was to detail the prevalence and change of …

Neuropsychological performance in survivors of breast cancer more than 20 years after adjuvant chemotherapy

V Koppelmans, MMB Breteler, W Boogerd… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer can have adverse effects on cognition
shortly after administration. Whether chemotherapy has any long-term effects on cognition is …

It's not over when it's over: long-term symptoms in cancer survivors—a systematic review

CB Harrington, JA Hansen… - … of Psychiatry in …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The number of cancer survivors is steadily increasing. Following completion of
primary cancer treatment and many years thereafter, specific symptoms continue to …

Meta-analysis of cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors previously treated with standard-dose chemotherapy

HSL Jim, KM Phillips, S Chait, LA Faul… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Evidence is mixed regarding long-term cognitive deficits in patients treated with
chemotherapy. Previous meta-analyses have not focused specifically on the …