Chemo Fog

Jane Brody for the New York Times, August 3, 2009:  The Fog That Follows Chemotherapy.  "As more people with cancer survive and try to return to their former lives, a side effect of chemotherrapy is getting more and more attention. Its name is apt, if unappealing: chemo brain.

Nearly every chemotherapy patient experiences short-term problems with memory and concentration. But about 15 percent suffer prolonged effects of what is known medically as chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment."

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