Research News on Side Effects
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Study Finds Scientific Basis for Chemo Brain
A study has found a link between chemo brain and lower neuropsychological test scores.
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Study Finds Link Between Certain Genes and Lymphedema Development
A study suggests that certain genes may be linked to developing lymphedema.
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Many Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Have PTSD Symptoms
A study has found that about 23% of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer had PTSD symptoms.
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Women Taking Statins Have Fewer Heart Problems During Anthracycline Chemotherapy
A study found that women who were taking a statin during and after being treated for breast cancer with anthracycline chemotherapy had fewer heart problems than women who weren’t taking a statin.
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Study Finds Physical Evidence That Chemo Brain is Real
A study found that chemo brain is associated with changes in the way parts of the brain use glucose.
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Chemotherapy Slightly Ups Risk of Leukemia
Chemotherapy slightly increases the risk of leukemia later in life.
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Chemo Brain Seems to Start Before Chemotherapy Treatment, May Be Linked to Stress and Fatigue
Chemo brain may be more closely linked to stress and fatigue than to chemotherapy according to a small study.
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Reflexology Helps Ease Chemo, Hormonal Therapy Side Effects
A study has found that reflexology helped ease some side effects from chemotherapy and hormonal therapy treatments in women being treated for metastatic breast cancer.
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Aerobic Exercise Helps Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
A new review of studies on exercise and cancer-related fatigue adds more and stronger evidence that aerobic exercise can help relieve fatigue associated with cancer and cancer treatment.
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Heart Problems Happen More Often Than Thought in Older Women After Herceptin Treatment
A large study has found that older women diagnosed with early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer treated with Herceptin have a higher risk of heart failure than women who didn’t get Herceptin.
