Cognitive complaints after breast cancer treatments: examining the relationship with neuropsychological test performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive complaints are reported frequently after breast cancer treatments. Their association with neuropsychological (NP) test performance is not well-established.

Methods

Early-stage, posttreatment breast cancer patients were enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study prior to starting endocrine therapy. Evaluation included an NP test battery and self-report questionnaires assessing symptoms, including cognitive complaints. Multivariable regression models assessed associations among cognitive complaints, mood, treatment exposures, and NP test performance.

Results

One hundred eighty-nine breast cancer patients, aged 21-65 years, completed the evaluation; 23.3% endorsed higher memory complaints and 19.0% reported higher executive function compla

SUBMITTER: Ganz PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3672076 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature