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Could Radiotherapy Offer Unexpected Protection Against Alzheimer’s Disease?
Women who survive breast cancer may face a surprising advantage: a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than their peers without cancer. The cohort study, published in JAMA Network Open, 20 June, found that breast cancer survivors had an 8%…
Chemobrain: it’s real, it’s troublesome and it deserves more attention
Fiona Henderson was part way through her psychology degree when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. Right after treatments finished, she returned to her studies – initially without a problem. “Three or four months later, I really struggled. I was…