Cancer-related cognitive impairment and associated factors in a sample of older male oral-digestive cancer survivors.

Natalie G RegierAanand D NaikElizabeth A MulliganZiad S NasreddineJane A DriverYvonne H-F SadaJennifer Moye

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2019)

CRCI is more frequent in older adults than reported in studies of younger adults and may be more frequent in men. Potential areas of intervention for CRCI include psychotherapy for cancer-related PTSD, treatment of anemia, and awareness of particularly vulnerable cognitive domains such as sustained attention, memory, and verbal fluency.

Keyphrases

working memory
cognitive impairment
physical activity
middle aged
randomized controlled trial
posttraumatic stress disorder
chronic kidney disease
young adults
community dwelling
risk assessment
iron deficiency
case control
human health
depressive symptoms
childhood cancer
borderline personality disorder