Chemotherapy comes with many side effects, such as hair loss and nausea. One side effect that is lesser known is “chemo brain,” which refers to cognitive changes during chemotherapy and other treatments for cancer.
In this video, learn what chemo brain is and what causes it, as well as tips to cope with chemo brain during cancer treatment.
Dr. Saxena is an oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
References
American Cancer Society. (2020). Chemo brain.
Amjad, M. T., et al. (2023). Cancer chemotherapy. StatPearls.
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