The course roll out will be staggered across the 16 Maggie’s centres in England and Wales this month
The Memory and Concentration Changes after Cancer Treatment course helps tackle post-chemotherapy cognitive problems A course to help people with “chemo brain” is being rolled out across the rest of Britain after a trial in Scotland showed how it can improve patients’ lives.
Chemo brain, or Cancer Related Cognitive Change , is experienced by some people who have had cancer treatment, particularlyIt can often result in leaving patients with memory, attention, planning and organisation problems, as well as causing issues with the speed at which people process information.
It has been used in eight Scottish Maggie’s centres since 2019 after being developed by NHS psychologists in partnership with Macmillan, Maggie’s, andMaggie’s lead psychologist Lesley Howells said: “Chemo brain – which can impact people who have never had chemo but had other cancer treatments – can be really debilitating. It can mean even simple everyday tasks such as reading a book can become difficult.
The Memory and Concentration Changes after Cancer Treatment course helps tackle post-chemotherapy cognitive problems “We have seen how powerful these courses can be in helping people overcome these issues and are delighted to be rolling this course out across the UK to help as many people as possible living with memory and brain function issues caused by
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