Study on stimulants as treatment?
Meet the Experts
Patricia A. Ganz, M.D. is a medical oncologist and a professor in the schools of medicine and public health at UCLA, and is director of the division of cancer prevention and control research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center there.
Marisa Weiss, M.D. is a radiation oncologist specializing in breast cancer and the founder, president, and guiding force behind Breastcancer.org.
Question from Jashery: In the 2002 conference, it was mentioned that there was a study that was going to look at stimulant-type drugs in helping with attention and fatigue. What were the results of this study?
- Answers —Patricia Ganz, M.D.: There has been a study underway being conducted by investigators in Toronto. As far as I'm aware, it has not become available either in a scientific presentation or published paper.
- Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder: Until we know more about the role of stimulants, be careful with their use. Stimulants, which include coffee and other medications, affect people in very different ways. I would only consider their use with careful medical management.
On Wednesday, August 16, 2006, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Thinking and Memory Challenges. Patricia A. Ganz, M.D. and moderator Marisa Weiss, M.D. answered your questions about the memory and concentration challenges that can happen during and after breast cancer treatment.
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