Association of markers of tumor aggressivity and cognition in women with breast cancer before adjuvant treatment: The Thinking and Living with Cancer Study.
James C RootXingtao ZhouJaeil AhnBrent J SmallWanting ZhaiTraci BetheaJudith E CarrollHarvey Jay CohenAsma DilawariMartine ExtermannDeena GrahamClaudine IsaacsPaul B JacobsenHeather JimBrenna C McDonaldZev M NakamuraSunita K PatelKelly RentscherAndrew J SaykinKathleen Van DykJeanne S MandelblattTim A AhlesPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2022)
Pre-adjuvant therapy cognition was associated with HER2 positivity and higher stage of disease and other features of aggressive tumors. Additional research is needed to confirm these results and assess potential mechanisms and clinical management strategies.