Chemo has long-term impact on brain function
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Chemotherapy causes changes in the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10 years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said on Thursday.
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Arthritis drugs like Celebrex and the recently withdrawn Vioxx may boost the immune system's ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types of cancer, researchers said on Friday.
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For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain.
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Long-term use increases the risk of developing tumors, new research indicates.
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Chemotherapy damages brain cells, according to two studies published this week, leading to memory loss and confusion in cancer patients -- and possibly permanent damage in young children.
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A big UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.
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Traditional drugs have done little to help 39-year-old Angel Raich. Beset by a list of ailments that includes tumors in her brain, seizures, spasms and nausea, she has found comfort only in the marijuana that is prescribed by her doctor.
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Most children who undergo cancer treatment will develop one or more chronic health problems later in life due to the illness and complications from its treatment, a study released Tuesday suggested.
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Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that two years after major non-cardiac surgery, 42 percent of elderly patients will have experienced a measurable cognitive decline.
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Many elderly people suffer cognitive decline for up to two years after having surgery that requires anesthesia. Fifty-nine percent
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NEW YORK  - Unlike cranial radiation,   chemotherapy for children with a certain type of leukemia does   not appear to have harmful long-term effects on intelligence,   even at high doses, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Many women who've had breast  cancer or are at high risk for the disease take tamoxifen for  years. A new study now shows that long-term tamoxifen use seems  to increase the risk of stroke, although the absolute increase  in risk is small.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer patients who take  a multivitamin or extra vitamin E experience a smaller decrease  in important immune cells, a common side effect of  chemotherapy, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with methylphenidate,  better known as Ritalin, may reduce attentional and social  problems in kids who've survived leukemia or brain tumors,  according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Treating patients who have  glioblastoma multiforme, a lethal type of brain tumor, with an  experimental vaccine seems to sensitize the tumor to subsequent  chemotherapy, according to a study by researchers at  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDayNews) -- People who have survived cancer struggle with a lower quality of life, loss of productivity and more health limitations than those who never had the disease, researchers report.
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Researchers have found that drugs being developed for Alzheimer&#39;s disease can also provide a better treatment for the cancer, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-ALL.