'Chemo brain' can impact quality of life long after treatment

Chemotherapy can be lifesaving, but can also leave patients with debilitating side effects. These include cognitive impairments in processing speed, memory, executive function, and attention.

[BubbleBurster-nvvl]

If drugs are available and FDA approved to PREVENT this,
WHY are they not offered to patients?

[suryakantadey]

I have gone through 6 months chemo cycle and man I still have impacts, feels like I am becoming slower as I am aging.

[antielily]

Where was this drug 14 years ago.. Chemo brain is REAL and wish there was more support back then when I was diagnosed at 28 with BC. Going back to work was tough when issues arose from Cheno Brain and you could never tell an employer or employee about your Chemo Brain because it could lead to possible termination in the future.

[Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

Looking at those symptoms I may have chemo-brain. How do you get it?

[RayRayan-lc]

After 9 years of My treatment with ABVD, instead of getting rid of long side effects from the chemotherapy and radiation treatment, Iam suffering from every single moment of being alive, I wish cancer could take my life. I am suffering