Chemotherapy Cocktails and “Brain” Side Effects.
Cancer chemotherapies are generally delivered in combinations, often referred to as cocktails. They are divided into specific classes, based on the biological function they are supposed to effect. Since this is not meant to be an exhaustive presentation, I’m going to address the classes of chemotherapy that have been shown to negatively affect the nerves and/or brain.
1.Antibiotics (note that these do not include the antibiotics used to treat common infections)
2.Attack on the DNA of the cell, of which there are several sub-classes
3.Disruption of cell division process
Table 1.
Chemotherapies that may cause chemo brain
Important points about interpreting the table:
•If your chemotherapy is not listed above, it doesn’t mean that you won’t experience some cognitive problem; nor does it mean that you will. It just means that it research evidence on its affect on the brain or nervous system has not been available.
•If your chemotherapy is listed above, it doesn’t mean that you will experience cognitive problems. Everyone’s biochemistry is different.
Evidence continues to mount that chemotherapy can severely affect the brain. A recent study published in the Journal of Biology on a commonly used chemotherapy drug showed that healthy brain cells continued to die even long after the end of treatment. . .
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