Now, cancer researchers want to know what role chronic inflammation caused by physical or emotional stress can play on a patient’s cognition.
As we age, the chances increase that we’ll have memory lapses, forgetfulness, and a decline in cognitive function. Research over the past few years suggests that inflammation plays a part. Now, researchers want to determine what role inflammation plays in memory problems in cancer patients.
“It’s always been thought that inflammation can potentially have a connection between cognitive changes, even in non-cancer patients,” said Dr. Deena Mary Atieh Graham, a medical oncologist at the Hackensack University Medical Center.
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