Neuropsychologists say that treating chemo brain requires a multipronged approach, and that cognitive behavioral therapy may provide some relief.
during treatment, with 35 percent reporting persistent symptoms after treatment ends.
But Arum Kim, director of the Supportive Oncology Program at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, urges people to communicate with their medical team about cognitive changes. But “chemo brain” is a misnomer, she adds, because patients experience cognitive impairment from immunotherapy and hormone therapy as well as chemotherapy. “It is not all one thing, but it is a real phenomenon and people have cognitive problems that interfere with their lives,” she says.“When people are going through cancer and recovering, they’re experiencing a lot of other problems that can impact their functioning but don’t necessarily impact their brain.
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