Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction: Addressing the Impacts
Presented by Suzänne Taylor PhD
Non-Financial: Suzanne Taylor has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Meet your instructor
Suzänne Taylor PhD
Suzänne Taylor, PhD, MBA, OTR/L, has extensive experience in oncology rehabilitation including providing direct therapy interventions and presenting on state, regional, and national levels. Dr. Taylor has dedicated her career to furthering oncology rehabilitation education, research, and program development. Her clinical…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. What is Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction?
In previous years, the cognitive dysfunction experienced by many cancer survivors was often dismissed as either related to the stress of cancer, or perhaps present before any oncology treatments. Previously referred to as chemo-brain, a growing body of research supports the long suspected concept that cognition may be impaired due to the cancer itself and /or cancer treatments. In this chapter Dr. Taylor explains our understanding of suspected physiological changes, premorbid conditions, and contributing factors to CRCD.
2. The Impact of Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction
This chapter focuses on how CRCD impacts the cancer survivor's life on multiple levels from their sense of self and relationships through performance of everyday activities. Join Dr. Taylor as she highlights how the compounding effects of CRCD become significantly disruptive in both the cancer survivor's and their loved ones' lives.
3. Screening, Assessing, and Evaluating Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction
Considering that upwards of 75% of cancer survivors experience changes in their cognitive functioning at some point between pre-diagnosis and through advanced disease, therapists should screen every client that has, or has had, cancer. At present there are no widely accepted measures to screen, assess, and evaluate CRCD, yet there are a multitude of options. Join Dr. Taylor as explains the current guidelines related to the identification and evaluation of CRCD.
4. Treating Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction
Steady progress over the past decades has improved our understanding of cognitive impairments associated with cancer and cancer treatments. However, at present there are no clear guidelines for the management of CRCD. In this chapter Dr. Taylor emphasizes the need for therapists to utilize their clinical skills and knowledge to treat CRCD and improve functional abilities and quality of life for their clients. She explains how therapists can utilize a three-pronged approach of compensation, rehabilitation, and mitigation to best optimize cognitive performance.
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