Diseases and Conditions
Chemo brain
Overview
Symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
Complications
Diagnosis
Treatment
Lifestyle and home remedies
Alternative medicine
Coping and support
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Risk factors
Factors that may increase the risk of memory problems in cancer survivors include:
- Brain cancer
- Cancer that spreads (metastasizes) to the brain
- Higher doses of chemotherapy or radiation
- Radiation therapy to the brain
- Younger age at time of cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Increasing age
