Chemotherapy's Damage To The Brain Detailed

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 04/21/2008 - 23:00

A commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off long after treatment has ended and may be one of the underlying biological causes of the cognitive side effects -- or "chemo brain" -- that many cancer patients experience.


 

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