Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumours may lead to a decline in mental function
Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumours may lead to a decline in mental function many years down the line, say Dutch researchers.
A study of 65 patients, 12 years after they were treated, found those who had radiotherapy were more likely to have problems with memory and attention.
Writing in The Lancet Neurology, the researchers said doctors should hold off using radiotherapy where possible.
It is certainly understandable that it would happen. I mean, why else would you be protected from it otherwise, like around xrays and nuclear reactors. Of course, I might not care if my life depended on it.
Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumours may lead to a decline in mental function
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