tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165296348512373623.post8586341228324519690..comments2023-09-05T05:46:20.870-07:00Comments on Your Brain After Chemo: Cancer Itself May Contribute to Brain Fog. Chemo Makes It Worse, Says a Stanford StudyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15666484433730489156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165296348512373623.post-66453676195896544962011-11-20T12:32:13.809-08:002011-11-20T12:32:13.809-08:00Hi AnneMarie,
I couldn't have said it better!...Hi AnneMarie,<br /><br />I couldn't have said it better! <br /><br />We need to encourage researchers to find the actual mechanism behind these memory and other cognitive problems. We need them to find safer drugs that will cure our bodies while leaving our minds intact.<br /><br />By the way, there has been lots of press about the Stanford study and it’s well deserved. But I shake my head when I see news headlines claiming that this study confirms that chemo brain exists. The medical community has known it exists for quite some time. The Rochester study you've referred to was one of those very, very important pioneering studies and that was published in 2005. I wrote a blog post about the Rochester scientists. I call them my “research rock stars!” You’ll find it at http://yourbrainafterchemo.blogspot.com/2010/01/research-rock-stars-at-university-of_02.html).<br /><br />Finally, here’s a plug for AnneMarie’s wonderful blog: “CHEMOBRAIN.....In The Fog With AM from BC 2 AD. How chemotherapy saved my body and rearranged my brain...” It’s terrific and I hope you’ll check it out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666484433730489156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165296348512373623.post-51798428910265343812011-11-18T17:59:27.022-08:002011-11-18T17:59:27.022-08:00Pretty scary stuff, Idelle, don't you think? ...Pretty scary stuff, Idelle, don't you think? For those of us who can't function at "pre-treatment" levels no matter how diligent we are in employing all of the tricks, this is validating. The study that was done in Rochester and then sited by Christina Meyers about the physiological damage in the brains of rats who were injected with fluorouracil was equally disturbing. None of this would make me change the choices I made for my own treatment. I choose the best odds for a long life. What it has done, however, is propel my efforts towards advocating for the research that will lead us to eradicating breast cancer. I want better for my daughter. <br /><br />Hope you are well.....<br /><br />Best to you,<br /><br />AnneMarieAnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728571907921895836noreply@blogger.com