## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. It is believed widely that chemotherapyβinduced cognitive impairment occurs in a subgroup of patients with breast cancer. However, recent reports have provided no evidence that chemotherapy affects cognition. In this study, the authors questioned whether cognitive compro
A prospective longitudinal study of chemotherapy-induced cognitive changes in breast cancer patients
β Scribed by Catherine E. Jansen; Bruce A. Cooper; Marylin J. Dodd; Christine A. Miaskowski
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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