(15-10-10) Chemotherapy destroys brain tissue, cognitive function

by Jonathan Benson, staff writer

(NaturalNews) New research out of Indiana University adds to the growing list
of harmful side effects caused by chemotherapy. According to scientists, the
chemical cancer treatment destroys gray matter in the brain associated with
cognitive function and memory.

Published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, the study is
the first of its kind to use brain imaging scans to verify the negative effects
of chemotherapy on the brain. However, previous studies have already found that
chemotherapy damages cognitive function, providing the basis for the popular
term used to describe this condition known as "chemobrain".

"These analyses...suggest an anatomic basis for the cognitive complaints and
performance changes seen in patients," explained Andrew Saykin, Psy.D.,
director of the Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging and researchers at
the IU Simon Cancer Center. "Memory and executive functions like multi-tasking
and processing speed are the most typically affected functions and these are
handled by the brain regions where we detected gray matter changes."

Although the effects can be temporary, gray matter destruction due to
chemotherapy is often permanent. Some people become so impaired following
chemotherapy that they are never able to return to work, that is if they
survive the treatment at all.

According to The McGill Cancer Center in Canada, 91 percent of oncologists
surveyed indicated that "all chemotherapy programs are unacceptable to them and
their family members." Instead of helping to treat cancer, chemotherapy
destroys the only thing that even has a chance at preventing it: the immune
system.

For an interesting look at natural alternatives to chemotherapy, check out
this great interview with Dr. Albert Sanchez, the "Father of Poly-MVA" -- a non-
toxic alternative to chemotherapy:
http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=D14F7...

Sources for this story include:

http://communications.medicine.iu.e...

http://www.naturalnews.com/029495_c...

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