chemo brain
Post-therapy mental haze
Chemo brain is the mental fog and cognitive difficulties that often accompany cancer treatment—memory lapses, trouble concentrating, slower thinking.
The term originated with chemotherapy patients but now covers similar effects from radiation and other treatments: I keep losing my keys; it's the chemo brain.
Also called chemo fog.
Cancer medicine specialty
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
- neurotoxicityHarmful effects on nerves
- chemobrainCancer treatment cognitive impairment
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
radiation therapy · immunotherapy · oncologist · supportive care
Failure to retain information
- attention deficitImpaired ability to concentrate
- cognitive dysfunctionCompromised thinking ability
- mental fatigueDepleted cognitive stamina
- cognitive impairmentDiminished intellectual function
short-term memory · confusion · disorientation · absentmindedness · scattered thinking · mental blocks · lost train of thought · blanking out
State of utter depletion
- mental fatigueDepleted cognitive stamina
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- wearinessState of being drained
- drainedEmptied of resources
tiredness · sluggishness · drowsiness · malaise · listlessness · depletion · burnout · overwhelm
Techniques improving recall
- listsOrdered item collections
- remindersAids against forgetting
- calendarsSystems for tracking dates
- pacingRate of movement
rest breaks · journaling · mindfulness · cognitive therapy · support groups · accommodations · routine · simplifying
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
- neurotoxicityHarmful effects on nerves
- chemobrainCancer treatment cognitive impairment
neuropathy · radiation therapy · immunotherapy · oncologist · supportive care
forgetfulness
Failure to retain information
- attention deficitImpaired ability to concentrate
- cognitive dysfunctionCompromised thinking ability
- mental fatigueDepleted cognitive stamina
cognitive impairment · short-term memory · confusion · disorientation · absentmindedness · scattered thinking · mental blocks · lost train of thought · blanking out
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- mental fatigueDepleted cognitive stamina
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- wearinessState of being drained
drained · tiredness · sluggishness · drowsiness · malaise · listlessness · depletion · burnout · overwhelm · fogginess
memory aids
Techniques improving recall
pacing · rest breaks · journaling · mindfulness · cognitive therapy · support groups · accommodations · routine · simplifying · note-taking
- chemo side effectsnausea, vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, neuropathy
- cognitive disordersdementia, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, vascular dementia
- Memory Lossamnesia, forgetting, forgetfulness, memory loss, memory lapse
- chemotherapyinfusion, cycle, cycles, regimen, dose
chemo brainmental clarity
Sharpness of thought
sharp mind · mental sharpness · mental acuity · clear thinking · lucidity
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