Cognitive effects of cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy: predisposing risk factors and potential treatments.

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Increasing evidence suggests that systemic cancer chemotherapy can have significant long-term effects on cognition, particularly on verbal learning, memory, attention, and speed of information processing. These deficits can be a source of significant distress to survivors. There is much less known about the mechanisms, predisposing vulnerabilities, and treatment of these deficits. We will summarize current...

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