Systematic Review of Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Interventions to Manage Cognitive Alterations After Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
European Journal of Cancer
Chan, R. J., McCarthy, A. L., et al. (2015).
European Journal of Cancer, 51(5), 437-450.
This systematic review investigates cognitive interventions to manage alterations of cognitive function in individuals receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. As this review examines pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, this summary will only focus on non-pharmacological cognitive interventions within the scope of a speech-language pathologist.
Queensland University of Technology (Australia); Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (Australia); National Medical Research Council
Singapore
January 1999 to May 2014
Randomized controlled trials
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<div>Findings indicated cognitive training as a potentially effective intervention to manage cancer-related cognitive impairment following chemotherapy in women with breast cancer, but further research using well-designed clinical studies was warranted.</div>
