Chemo Brain - Radiation Brain?

Stephanie1962
Stephanie1962 Member Posts: 24
edited May 2015 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

Read a post this morning on breastcancer.org Facebook page about memory loss during and after chemotherapy.  My mother had radiation therapy 1 1/2 years ago for in situ DCIS and my father and I have noticed memory slips since starting and ending radiation.  Anyone else experience this?

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited May 2015

    Everything that happens after chemo/rads is not always caused by either of them. With time passing, there are issues that would have developed with or without BC TX. Many that have never done Chemo or rads do developed memory issues.

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  • Stephanie1962
    Stephanie1962 Member Posts: 24
    edited May 2015


    I understand there may be other underlying causes for memory loss, however I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced this after radiation, not chemo.  Thank you for your thoughts and God Bless

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  • redsox
    redsox Member Posts: 523
    edited May 2015

    Someone who had cranial radiation for brain mets might have cognitive problems from the radiation but any type of radiation for DCIS would not be any place close to the brain

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