The impact of adjuvant therapy for breast cancer on cognitive function: current evidence and directions for research

HS Rugo, T Ahles - Seminars in Oncology, 2003 - Elsevier
Available evidence supports the hypothesis that adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
can produce cognitive deficits, and that these deficits may have a significant impact on …

Patients' experiences with cognitive changes after chemotherapy

MI Fitch, J Armstrong, S Tsang - Canadian …, 2008 - canadianoncologynursingjournal …
Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment can be a daunting experience. The
side effects of treatment often influence a person's quality of life. One side effect that has …

Long-term cognitive function change among breast cancer survivors

Y Zheng, J Luo, P Bao, H Cai, Z Hong, D Ding… - Breast cancer research …, 2014 - Springer
Cognitive decline is a common health problem among breast cancer patients and
understanding trajectories of cognitive change following among breast cancer survivors is …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive dysfunction following adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: two case studies

KK Paraska - Number 3/2003, 2003 - ons.org
Purpose/Objectives: To describe the cognitive dysfunction experienced by two women after
they received adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer and to discuss the potential role of …

[HTML][HTML] Psychometric analysis of the Patient Assessment of Own Functioning Inventory in women with breast cancer

MJ Bell, L Terhorst, CM Bender - Journal of nursing measurement, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Purpose The purpose of this secondary analysis was to examine the
reliability and validity of the Patient Assessment of Own Functioning Inventory (PAOFI) in …

Neurocognitive effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapies in the treatment of breast cancer: recent perspectives

CH Walker, BA Drew, JW Antoon, AV Kalueff… - Cancer …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
With an estimated 207,090 patients diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, the role of
chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment is of growing importance. Studies to determine …

Endocrine therapy is associated with low performance on some estrogen-sensitive cognitive tasks in postmenopausal women with breast cancer

L Lejbak, M Vrbancic, M Crossley - Journal of clinical and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the effects of endocrine therapy (ie, tamoxifen and anastrozole) on
cognitive functioning by comparing 28 postmenopausal women with breast cancer to 37 …

Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment or «chemobrain»: concept and state of art

F Bompaire, T Durand, I Léger-Hardy… - Geriatrie et psychologie …, 2017 - jle.com
De nombreux patients traités par chimiothérapies pour des cancers systémiques sans
atteinte du système nerveux central présentent des plaintes faisant évoquer une atteinte des …

The anticancer estrogen receptor antagonist tamoxifen impairs consolidation of inhibitory avoidance memory through estrogen receptor alpha

M Lichtenfels, AS Dornelles, FS Petry, M Blank… - Journal of neural …, 2017 - Springer
Over two-thirds of women with breast cancer have positive tumors for hormone receptors,
and these patients undergo treatment with endocrine therapy, tamoxifen being the most …

Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction in breast cancer

J O'Shaughnessy - Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction in
breast cancer survivors, focusing on its pathophysiology, risk factors, assessment, and …