Do you have chemobrain?

Editor's Note: PRCS is posting the following post on behalf of the University of Washington Memory Health Program.

Are you a cancer survivor who is struggling with concentration, word and name recall, or keeping track of things? You are not alone.

Millions of cancer survivors are living with memory or thinking difficulties often referred to as “chemobrain.” Many survivors find this impairment so severe that it interferes with basic activities of daily living.

The prevalence of chemobrain is hard to pin down, with estimates of cancer patients affected ranging from about 14 percent to as high as 85 percent. While researchers agree that its occurrence is much more dependent on the type of treatment than on the specific type of cancer, little is known about who is most likely to suffer a long-term deficit or how to guard against it. Source.

At the University of Washington Memory Health Program, we are searching for new ways to address daily thinking difficulties in cancer survivors. We are conducting workshops to learn how to improve thinking and memory abilities. In the workshops, we provide resources and offer practical, everyday solutions.

This program consists of 7 one-hour group-based workshops and pre- and post-workshop memory tests. If the group-based memory skills workshops are effective, participants may experience improved thinking abilities. Additionally, taking part in research provides participants with a unique opportunity to contribute to new ways of promoting health and treating disorders.

We generally hold our workshops in Seattle, but we are currently searching for eligible participants in the South Sound so that we can conduct workshops in Olympia or Tacoma. If you are interested in participating (in Seattle or South Sound), please contact us at (206) 277-1041 or toll free at 866-577-1913 or email us at wellness@uw.edu.

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forces all fighting cancer!!!