Scientists Uncover Possible Driver of ‘Chemo Brain’
A recent study has found that the cognitive difficulties which cancer patients experience during and after treatment could stem from chemotherapy-induced damage to the brain's waste drainage network. Newly discovered evidence sheds light on a widespread yet poorly understood phenomenon that affects up to 75% of individuals undergoing cancer therapy, chemo brain. The symptoms associated with this condition, including memory lapses and problems with concentration and finding words, typically persist long after treatment is complete. Published in the journal Communications Biology, the study examined how common cancer drugs impact meningeal lymphatics, specialized vessels within the brain membranes responsible for waste…

