Clegg, Ellen, 1950-

Chemobrain : how cancer therapies can affect your mind : what patients, families, and doctors need to know / Ellen Clegg ; foreword by Stewart B. Fleishman. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009. - 243 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword by Stewart B. Fleishman. - Acknowledgments. - Ch. 1. Cancer and its treatment. Ch. 2. Sorting out side effects: What to expect during treatment and afterward. Ch. 3. My treatment is done: why can't I think straight? Ch. 4. How to get help: finding support as a survivor. Ch. 5. Children, adolescents, and young adults: the double whammy. Ch. 6. Navigating. Ch. 7. The future of cancer treatment. Ch. 8. Solving the puzzle. - Resources. - List of illustrations. - Index.

9781591026693 (pbk.) 1591026695 (pbk.)


Cancer--Chemotherapy--Psychological aspects
Cancer--Patients--Mental health

616.994061 / CLE