Chemobrain

title Chemo tied to temporary shrinking of brain: study
description Another from CBC, this one recent: reporting on a study. "Women who had chemotherapy for breast cancer showed temporary shrinking in the regions of the brain responsible for memory and concentration, Japanese researchers say." Abstract: Smaller regional volumes of brain gray and white matter demonstrated in breast cancer survivors exposed to adjuvant chemotherapy, Inagaki et al., 2006 (epub ahead of print).
producer CBC News
featuring Judy Mirus
format Quicktime or RealVideo
date 27/11/2006
length 00:02:30
level general
link http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/reith-chemobrain061127.mov

Tags: webcast brain breast_cancer cancer