Before, during and/or after cancer treatment, many people experience difficulty with concentration, memory and thinking. This is known as ‘cognitive impairment’, ‘cancer fog’ or ‘chemo brain’.
Clinical services at Peter Mac Parkville
- Occupational therapy services Occupational therapists can help you improve your independence, safety, comfort, wellbeing and quality of life.
Psychology servicesPsychologists use various approaches to help people with cancer and their families adjust to the emotional and psychological challenges of cancer.
Other clinical services in the Parkville precinct
If you would like to advise of any relevant services or provide feedback please email, ACSC
Guidance documents
- International Cognition and Cancer Task Force (ICCTF) report (2008):Cancer and cancer-therapy related cognitive dysfunction: An international perspective from the Venice cognitive workshop
Information for cancer survivors and their families
- Cancer Council fact sheet: Understanding changes in thinking and memory
- Cancer Council website: Changes in thinking and memory
- American Cancer Society (ACS) website: Chemo brain (US)
- A brain-training system devised by an international team of neuroscientists: BrainHQ
- MacMillan Cancer Centre website: Chemo brain (UK)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre website: Managing cognitive changes for cancer survivors (US)
- Springboard Beyond Cancer website: Chemo brain and memory problems –self management (US)
Additional resources for health professionals
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Projects
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