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1. www.thestar.com
www.thestar.com/sciencetech/Sc - [Cached]Published on: 11/3/2007 Last Visited: 11/3/2007
"The brightest and the best and those most likely to have a high cognitive demand in their lives may be the most likely to complain that there is something wrong," says Barbara Collins, a neuropsychologist at the Ottawa Hospital.
Multi-tasking becomes almost impossible. Juggling ringing phones, beeping emails and colleagues knocking at the door can become overwhelming.
"In many cases, these neurocognitive side effects are the primary reason cancer survivors do not return to work," says Collins, who spoke on the problem yesterday at a downtown conference for young women living with breast cancer.
Most oncologists and neuropsychologists agree the likely offenders include high doses of chemotherapy, the combination of chemotherapy and hormone therapies like tamoxifen, or the early menopause women in their '30s and '40s often experience with treatment.
Chemotherapy can mess with ovarian function and estrogen levels, triggering rapid and premature menopause in young women.
"The brain is rich in estrogen receptors," says Collins. -
2. Psychology Staff
www.ottawahospital.on.ca/hp/de - [Cached]Published on: 9/20/2007 Last Visited: 1/31/2008
Dr. Barb Collins, C.Psych. -
3. MedicalPost.com: SABCS: Fatigue causes 'chemo-brain' in women
www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/ - [Cached]Published on: 1/10/2006 Last Visited: 4/25/2006
Nesrine Awad, a PhD candidate in neuropsychology, and Dr. Barbara Collins, a medical oncologist at the Ottawa Hospital, told the meeting fatigue drives the phenomenon more than the drop in hemoglobin that results from chemotherapy treatments.
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Dr. Collins said it would be interesting to conduct a further study using functional MRI testing since the change in cognitive decline is associated with fatigue but not changes in hemoglobin levels.
