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Memory Training and Cognition in Posttreatment Patients With Cancer

Excerpt: THE STUDY CONDUCTED by McDougall, Becker, Acee, Vaughan, and Delville (2011) concluded that patients with cancer receiving memory training posttreatment had an inherent benefit in performance on cognitive tests and that this finding provides an evidence-based intervention for providers to use when treating postchemotherapy patients exhibiting symptoms of cognitive deficit. However, the findings in this study do not support this conclusion for two reasons.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-8753
Date01 December 2011
CreatorsMounger, Dwyn E., Glenn, L. Lee
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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