Cancer Truth Notes: #255

Cancer Truth Note: #255  If your brain is sluggish, it makes sense that fear of returning to work is a common psychosocial side effect for cancer survivors.  I have known people who have changed careers after cancer treatment because the mental demands of their job...

Cancer Truth Notes: #254

Cancer Truth Note: #254 “How is your brain feeling?” is a question not many people are asking when you see your doctor. The symptoms of cognitive dysfunction are not concrete, so it is often not talked about.  Wouldn’t it be great if we had to think about how to...

Cancer Truth Notes: #253

Cancer Truth Note: #253 Cognitive dysfunction can show up as forgetting a name, where in the past you had great recall for names and faces. Or it may show up as difficulty doing something you are skilled at, where you find yourself questioning, “why is this...

Cancer Truth Notes: #252

Cancer Truth Note: #252  Cognitive dysfunction is a LOT like our habits, invisible to us until it isn’t.  In cancer truth #251, we were talking about possible contributors to brain challenges or cognitive dysfunction. I was talking with a friend this week about a...

Cancer Truth Notes: #251

Cancer Truth Note: #251 Long periods of anesthesia, chemo drugs, premature medical menopause, regular menopause, hormone therapies, and pain can all contribute to brain challenges, also known as cognitive dysfunction.  As cancer survivors we may be familiar with Chemo...