BY THE BREAST CANCER SITE
Women who have undergone a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment often report memory loss as a side effect, and chemotherapy and radiation treatments have often been deemed the culprits. However,
a new study reveals that the perceived memory loss may be stress-related, and that breast cancer survivors who exercise regularly can alleviate stress and reduce or avoid loss of memory.
Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine published the new study in July 2016 in the journal Psycho-Oncology. They gathered
exercise and memory data from more than 1,800 survivors of breast cancer. One study group of 1,477 women self-reported data on their perceived memory loss and exercise, while another group of 362 survivors wore accelerometers to gauge their physical activity. Researchers found consistency in the data from both groups. Although the treatments that cancer victims undergo usually receive blame for commonly reported memory loss, the researchers were surprised to discover the link between the distress, fatigue, fear and lack of self-confidence that survivors experience and their problems with subjective memory.
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