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Question from JSmith: What are the latest developments regarding memory loss resulting from drug therapy for cancer? Any hope on the horizon? Particularly, is there any recovery, either partial or complete, from such memory loss? I'm speaking about short-term memory loss, but long-term loss could be an issue. Thank you.
Answer —Generosa Grana, M.D., F.A.C.P.: I think it has long been recognized that memory loss and other cognitive defects are seen in the setting of cancer treatments. They are seen with chemotherapy, hormonal therapies, and with the combination. How much of this is due to the actual chemotherapeutic agents and the supportive drugs given with chemotherapy, and how much is due to the onset of menopause and other factors has yet to be determined. The encouraging news is these symptoms tend to get better over time, although that time frame can be one year or longer.

On Wednesday, June 20, 2007, the Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Updates from the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting. Generosa Grana, M.D., F.A.C.P. and moderator Nicholas Robert, M.D. answered your questions about the latest news on breast cancer screening, treatment, and side effects reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

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Generosa Grana, M.D., F.A.C.PGenerosa Grana, M.D., F.A.C.P. is the director of the Cooper Cancer Institute and heads the division of hematology/medical oncology at Cooper University Hospital.

Nicholas Robert, M.D.Nicholas Robert, M.D. is a co-chair of the Breast Committee of the U.S. Oncology Research Network and also chairs the Cancer Committee and Research Committee of the Inova Fairfax Hospital's Cancer Center. 

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