Chemotherapy – cancer treatment and side effects

“Chemo Brain” has become recognized as a possible direct result of cancer treatment. Studies are being conducted to try and learn how “Chemo Brain” is caused and what can be done about it. Scientist and doctors are trying to figure… Continue reading →

Managing chemotherapy side effect of “Chemo Brain”

There have been many studies regarding our ability to remember and retain information. These studies have been critical when it comes to the problem of “Chemo Brain”. “Chemo Brain” is a condition that… Continue reading →

Chemotherapy and the Effect It Has On the Brain

For several years, those people who have been treated with chemotherapy to cure cancer have been worried about and been frustrated by the mental haze that seems to settle around their… Continue reading →

Loss of appetite due to chemotherapy

Patients who are involved in treatment that includes chemotherapy often find that they don’t feel like eating food like they used to and that they experience some sort of weight loss. Unfortunately, most of… Continue reading →

Does chemo brain exist?

For many people who have survived cancer there is a condition that includes memory loss, a feeling of a foggy brain, or cognitive changes that are called cognitive dysfunction. These symptoms may last for several years… Continue reading →

Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting

Of the many side effects of chemo, most common is the nausea and vomiting that some patients experience. These are also the most dreaded side effects that patients worry about. While there have been some… Continue reading →

During cancer treatment involving chemotherapy, a condition can arise that is called “Chemo Brain”. This condition causes the patient to have certain symptoms that may affect his or her memory, ability to work, and or concentration problems.

These symptoms do… Continue reading →

When someone begins to lose their hair  for normal reasons like aging, they become highly emotional and experience levels of low self esteem and self consciousness. Chemotherapy hair loss is no different except this person also carries the associated worries… Continue reading →

The choice of drugs given in a systemic treatment to treat cancer is known as chemotherapy. With chemotherapy there is always the risk of exposure to chemotherapy side effects when a body is subjected to high dosage of chemotherapy drugs.… Continue reading →