Fw: Memory: When Chemobrain Causes Forgetfulness and Confusion

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I am so glad I did not go into Chemo nor Radiation.  I defied doctors' order on this and look how great is the result !!!

 

But I don't negate the otherside of the new research of focus on the food we should avoid and must not eat, to starve the cancer cells.  More so, to eat the right food to keep our body healthy, boost our immune system, to fight the hard battle with cancer and win.

 

I am the best example of this new educated approach system.

 

avelyn

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Forgetfulness, Confusion and Disorientation -- Symptoms of Chemobrain Most cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy mentally prepare themselves for the side effects of chemotherapy: fatigue, nausea, mouth sores and hair loss. However, many are not ready for problems in concentration and memory -- the forgetfulness, confusion and disorientation that affect some people undergoing chemotherapy treatment. This condition has been dubbed "chemobrain" or "chemofog."

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Forgetfulness, Confusion and Disorientation -- Symptoms of Chemobrain Most cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy mentally prepare themselves for the side effects of chemotherapy: fatigue, nausea, mouth sores and hair loss. However, many are not ready for problems in concentration and memory -- the forgetfulness, confusion and disorientation that affect some people undergoing chemotherapy treatment. This condition has been dubbed "chemobrain" or "chemofog."  Chemobrain is an important issue for cancer patients because cognitive problems can have a negative impact on their ability to work or complete everyday tasks, and memory issues have a negative effect on quality of life in general. While cancer survivors have talked about these cognition problems for years in their support groups, the medical field had not given it much credence -- until recently, that is.  Research carried out over the past few years has involved cognitive testing, laboratory studies and brain imaging of patients undergoing chemotherapy. In a study in the journal Cancer, researchers from the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Chiba, Japan, noted that the shrinking of brain structures due to chemotherapy might be a cause of the memory complaints.  If you are a cancer patient and you have memory complaints, don't immediately suspect your chemotherapy. There could be other causes at work. Underlying medical issues, such as anemia or hypothyroidism, can cause cognitive deficits, and so can depression and poor sleep, with its accompanying daytime fatigue. 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