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chemo brain

American  
[kee-moh breyn] / ˈki moʊ ˌbreɪn /

noun

Medicine/Medical Informal.
  1. a common side effect of some cancer treatments that is characterized by cognitive impairments, such as memory and recall difficulties, confusion, difficulty concentrating, or loss of mental alertness.


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The researchers also showed that the gamma treatment improved the signs of chemo brain in mice that received a different chemotherapy drug, methotrexate, which is used to treat breast, lung, and other types of cancer.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

"From our previous work, we know that this gamma sensory stimulation has anti-inflammatory effects, so we decided to use the chemo brain model to test whether sensory gamma stimulation can be beneficial."

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

She completed that with "chemo brain" but said the university was "amazing" at supporting her.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2022

It also is observational, so does not show exercise causes thinking to be unaffected by chemo, only that women who move also experience less chemo brain.

From New York Times Oct. 6, 2021

He told her there was something wrong, and it was not chemo brain.

From Seattle Times Dec. 18, 2010

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