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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive impairment associated with cancer: a brief review

JC Pendergrass, SD Targum… - Innovations in clinical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This brief review explores the areas of cognitive impairment that have been observed in
cancer patients and survivors, the cognitive assessment tools used, and the management of …

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 …

Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction

JS Wefel, SB Schagen - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2012 - Springer
Many cancer patients develop treatment-related cognitive dysfunction that affects their
quality of life and can result in diminished functional independence. There is an emerging …

Reduced hippocampal volume and verbal memory performance associated with interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in chemotherapy-treated breast …

S Kesler, M Janelsins, D Koovakkattu, O Palesh… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Many survivors of breast cancer show significant cognitive impairments, including memory
deficits. Inflammation induced by chemotherapy may contribute to hippocampal changes …

Alterations in brain activation during working memory processing associated with breast cancer and treatment: a prospective functional magnetic resonance imaging …

BC McDonald, SK Conroy, TA Ahles… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To prospectively examine alterations in working memory (WM)–associated brain
activation related to breast cancer and treatment by using functional magnetic resonance …

Late effects of high‐dose adjuvant chemotherapy on white and gray matter in breast cancer survivors: converging results from multimodal magnetic resonance …

MB de Ruiter, L Reneman, W Boogerd… - Human brain …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The neural substrate underlying cognitive impairments after chemotherapy is largely
unknown. Here, we investigated very late (> 9 years) effects of adjuvant high‐dose …

Cognitive impairment in breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy depends on control group type and cognitive domains assessed: a multilevel meta …

LJ Bernstein, GA McCreath, Z Komeylian… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Women with breast cancer can experience persisting cognitive deficits post treatment. We
conducted a multilevel meta-analysis of cognitive function in survivors treated with …