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The Chemo Brain Side Effects

Dr. M. Beatriz Currier, Medical Director of Cancer Patient Support Center with Miami Cancer Institute, explains some studies show there are some changes to the brain with certain types of chemotherapy. She also affirms studies also show that many of those changes returned back to normal sometimes after chemotherapy or some types of radiation treatment. The specialist explains factors that contribute to chemo brain such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, the disease itself and surgery.

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