Sentences with phrase «function after cancer treatment»

The authors report that cognitive function after cancer treatment in memory, processing speeds and executive function was comparable among those women who received chemotherapy with or without anthracycline and those who did not receive chemotherapy.

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Men with prostate cancer are counseled to consider sexual function after treatment as a factor in how they make their decisions for which treatment to take.

Monitoring immune cell activity — including phenotyping immune cell subsets, tracking cell proliferation, and measuring cytokine production — can provide insights into the overall status of immune function in patients, particularly those undergoing immunosuppression after transplants, enduring cancer treatment, or suffering from autoimmune disease or other pathologies that affect the immune system.

The emergence of a new field in oncology addressing cognitive deficits in cancer patients is justified by the existence of deficits in memory, concentration and attention, as well as executive functions before, during and after treatments, symptoms often referring to the «chemofog» or «cancerfog».

We also work as a consultant with your oncologist to support normal metabolism and digestion during cancer treatment, manage side effects such as nausea or fatigue, and boost immune function after chemotherapy and radiation.

BACKGROUND: Since a growing number of patients are likely to return to work (RTW) after cancer diagnosis and treatment, there is an increasing recognition of the work situation, and the physical as well as psychosocial functioning among those survivors who returned to work.