A clinical trial found that cancer patients following a structured home-based exercise program during chemotherapy maintained ...

Cognitive challenges that arise during the cancer journey can be frustrating. Researchers aim to learn more about the causes and treatment of ‘chemo brain.’ JUSTIN BIRCKBICHLER experienced chemo brain ...

A structured home-based exercise program (EXCAP) reduces "chemo brain" and prevents physical decline during cancer treatment.

Cancer patients often speak of “chemo brain” – the brain fog that occurs in some while undergoing chemotherapy. A new study suggests that exercise might help thwart chemo brain, helping people with ...

Researchers found that patients who followed an exercise prescription while receiving chemotherapy reported fewer problems with thinking and memory and felt less mentally tired than those who received ...

Structured exercise programs can effectively reduce chemo brain symptoms, improving cognitive function and quality of life for cancer survivors.

Among patients on q2-week chemotherapy, exercise significantly reduced overall cognitive decline, perceived cognitive impairment, and mental fatigue versus usual care. Attenuated effects with ...

Chemotherapy, anti-cancer drugs that stop the growth of tumor cells, encompasses a wide variety of different agents. Some chemotherapeutic agents work by directly killing cancer cells, while others ...

Chemotherapy can produce a broad range of negative consequences. Chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe a series of cognitive impairments, including confusion, difficulty ...

"Chemo brain" — chemotherapy-induced difficulties with focusing, thinking and remembering — may be caused by the cancer treatment's disruption to the brain's lymphatic system, an early-stage study ...

Read more about how occupational therapy interventions mitigate chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment among women with breast cancer.

New research suggests that exercise may help people with cancer stay mentally sharp and better able to handle daily tasks, work, and social activities through chemotherapy treatment delivered on an ...