cognitive problems

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that breast cancer survivors may experience problems with certain mental abilities several years after treatment, regardless of whether they were treated with chemotherapy plus radiation or radiation only.

(MedPage Today) -- Multiple surgeries with exposure to anesthesia before age 2 may cause cognitive problems and boost risk of learning disabilities, an observational study suggested.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Older individuals' complaints about memory lapses such as having trouble remembering recent events may indicate that they are experiencing cognitive problems that are greater than typical age-related changes.

Researchers say that a simple blood test seems to predict who will develop cognitive problems years before symptoms emerge, a finding they say could prove useful in treating diseases like Alzheimer's.

Previous research has suggested that moms who are overweight or obese before they get pregnant are at risk for having offspring with behavioral such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cognitive problems, but a new study shows this is not the case.

(American Psychological Association) Brain tumors in childhood cast a long shadow on survivors. The first study of the lasting impact of these tumors -- the most common solid malignancies in childhood -- shows that survivors have ongoing cognitive problems.

They also have lower levels of education, employment and income than their siblings and survivors of other types of cancer, according to a report published by the American Psychological Association.