Neurocognitive test performance following cancer among middle-aged and older adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) and the SOL-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging Ancillary Study.
Humberto ParadaMargaret S PichardoLinda C GalloGregory A TalaveraCorinne McDaniels-DavidsonFrank J PenedoDavid J LeeWassim TarrafTayna P GarciaMartha L DaviglusHector M GonzálezPublished in: Cancer medicine (2023)
Among women, a history of cervical cancer was associated with 7-year memory decline, which may reflect the impacts of systemic cancer therapies. Among men, however, a history of prostate cancer was associated with improvements in cognitive performance, perhaps due in part to engaging in health promoting behaviors following cancer.