Objective and subjective cognitive impairment following chemotherapy for cancer: A systematic review

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 926-934

  Hutchinson, Amanda D ^a,b   Hosking, Jessica R ^c   Kichenadasse, Ganessan ^c   Mattiske, Julie K ^c   Wilson, Carlene ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Cognition; Everyday functioning; Impairment; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGRESSION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MEMORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84865440840     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: 15321967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.05.002     Document Type: Review

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