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Could chemotherapy affect your brain?

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Dr. Le Wang answered

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Yes, : Central neurotoxicity (brain) can occur with chemotherapy through mechanisms of less well defined. It is dose-related and has accumulated effect. The symptoms could range from minor cognitive deficits (chemobrain) to encephalopathy with progressive dementia.

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Answered 4/13/2016

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