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Chemotherapy commonly shuts down the ovaries, which are the major source of estrogen in the female body. While every woman will lose ovarian function (also known as menopause) as they age, it is a ...
Dave Coulier has shared an upbeat update from his ongoing cancer struggle, giving a thumbs-up while getting chemotherapy treatment. “Putting a positive spin and sending love to all of you who ...
While a reported 50 to 60 percent of postmenopausal people experience vaginal atrophy, research shows only a quarter of them end up seeking medical help for their symptoms. And when people do ...
Jill says that her chemo journey has started and ended with gratitude — and that sharing her story with TODAY has been a gift because of its power to touch people's lives.
This evidence suggests that chemotherapy agent toxicity to cells in the hippocampus may be partially responsible for the memory declines experienced by some patients. Deficits in visuo-spatial, visual-motor, and visual memory functions are among the symptoms seen in post-chemotherapy patients. [28]
Sculpture in a park with a theme of cancer survivorship. A cancer survivor is a person with cancer of any type who is still living. Whether a person becomes a survivor at the time of diagnosis or after completing treatment, whether people who are actively dying are considered survivors, and whether healthy friends and family members of the cancer patient are also considered survivors, varies ...
For example, now going to an 8 a.m. class doesn’t feel as difficult for Niemi because he recalls how hard it was when he had cancer and was receiving chemotherapy.
These symptoms generally begin with the or third cycle of treatment and can last long after treatment completion. Indeed, the “coasting” phenomenon mentioned in the Symptoms section is a direct effect of platinum agents. Of the platinum compounds, research has shown cisplatin to be the most frequently involved in peripheral neuropathy.