Whole brain radiation increases risk of learning and memory problems in cancer patients
Monday, September 22, 2008 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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