Open AccessMemory and Spatial Cognition in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
Author(s) -
Ute Berndt,
Bernd Leplow,
Robby Schoenfeld,
Tilmann Lantzsch,
Regina Große,
Christoph Thomssen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000446901
Subject(s) - medicine , cognition , tamoxifen , breast cancer , verbal memory , endocrine system , estrogen , aromatase , aromatase inhibitor , oncology , spatial memory , cancer , working memory , hormone , psychiatry
It is generally accepted that estrogens play a protective role in cognitive function. Therefore, it can be expected that subtotal estrogen deprivation following aromatase inhibition will alter cognitive performance.
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