New evidence of reduced cerebrovascular function could explain 'cancer fog' (Likely reversible through exercise)

Medical Xpress / University of Southern Queensland / The Lancet ^ | July 10, 2023 | Tahnee L. Downs et al

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Breast cancer patients and survivors tend to suffer from a condition called "cancer fog"—and now a study might have uncovered the reason why.

The first-of-its-kind study suggests reduced cerebrovascular function, which refers to blood flow in the brain, could explain why breast cancer survivors experience changes to the way they think, concentrate and remember information—and may also help devise new treatments for cognitive impairments.

Also referred to as "chemo brain" or "brain fog," cancer fog is a common and deliberating condition that reduces cognitive function in cancer patients, believed to be due to chemotherapy.

Led by Tahnee Downs, the study compared the cerebrovascular function and cognition of 15 breast cancer survivors and 15 cancer-free women of the same age and body mass index.

The results showed that compared to breast cancer-free women, the overall cognitive function of women with breast cancer was 13% lower.

"Our study was significant because it was the first to show that cerebrovascular function and total cognition were lower in breast cancer survivors compared to women without cancer of the same age.

"This indicates that the decline in total cognitive function may be associated with reduced brain blood vessel function, which this study observed by measuring the cerebrovascular responsiveness to both physiological stimuli (44% lower) and psychological stimuli (9% lower)."

It seems exercise could help women with breast cancer avoid or manage some of these issues.

Dr. Edward Bliss said the study discovered that on average breast cancer survivors reported lower levels of physical activity and higher levels of fatigue—a common side effect of breast cancer treatment.

"Staying active and regularly exercising is the best way to get those nutrients and oxygen to the area of the brain that needs it the most."

[ConservativeMind]

This is a simple, albeit, hard thing, to do, when already fatigued.

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[Chode]

well, i dint have breast cancer, but i sure as hell got chemo brain...

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[entropy12]

That explains why Biden always has brain fog. The dang breast cancer treatments!

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