What is Chemo Brain and How Do You Cope?

Our WhatNexters of The Month are Left to Right; Carool , BeachBum5817 , and Kalindria . Drop by our PinBoard and post your own photo or browse others

ChemoBrain-What it is And How to Cope

Chemo brain is an expression used by cancer patients and survivors. This phrase describes the cognitive symptoms and effects that cancer treatment may cause. Although most often associated with the mental changes caused by chemotherapy, these mental lapses can also occur with radiation or hormone therapy.

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Things Cancer Patients Wish They Had Known Before Their Cancer

It seems like almost everyone has something that they wish they had known about cancer and treatments before it started. We asked the WhatNext Community about their answers and we got a wide range of answers. Their answers range from the financial issues, to keeping better records , and making better decisions, these are some of their answers:

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WhatNext Nominated in Four Categories in the WEGO Health Awards

We are honored to be nominated in the WEGO Health Awards again this year. So far, we've been nominated in four categories: Best in Show-Community, Best Kept Secret, Patient Leader Hero, and Healthcare Collaborator-Patient.

According to WEGO Health, these awards Awards site, this means someone who has created an amazing online community or threaded forum that houses important conversations about health. Through either their own site or an open online space, they bring people together. Their leadership takes the form of active community management, engagement, and moderation.

They've mastered the art of creating an inviting space for newcomers while still keeping a safe space that people have come to respect and rely on. This is a community or forum you'd recommend to new patients and family members or friends because it has it all. Moderating and managing health-related conversations can be draining, so let's reward them for all of their hard work!

We need your help! Drop by our WEGO Awards Profile Page and give us an endorsement/vote. We appreciate your support.

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Our WhatNexter of the Week is "Carool" she is a 20 year breast cancer survivor and a regular contributor to WhatNext. The following is her own cancer story in her own words

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Did you know that cancer patients are more likely to fall compared to the general population? In patients over 65, between 30 and 50 percent of cancer patients fall during or after their treatment.

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What do we want to be called? All of us here at WhatNext.com either have cancer, are caregivers of someone with cancer or are cancer survivors. But what do we want to be called? The news media and our communities give us names, but many of us don’t like the names that others have chosen.

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