Cognition and Cancer (Paperback)

Preface; List of contributors; Part I. Cognition and the Brain: Measurement, Tools, and Interpretation: 1. Introduction Christina A. Meyers and James R. Perry; 2. Clinical neuropsychology Jill B. Rich and Angela K. Troyer; 3. Brain imaging investigation of chemotherapy-induced neurocognitive changes Brenna C. McDonald, Andrew J. Saykin and Tim A. Ahles; 4. Role of neuropsychological assessment in cancer patients Elana Farace; 5. Neuropsychological assessment of adults with cancer Anne E. Kayl, Robert Collins, and Jeffrey S. Wefel; 6. Neuropsychological assessment of children with cancer Louise Penkman Fennell and Robert W. Butler; Part II. Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment on Cognition: 7. Biological bases of radiation injury to the brain Edward G. Shaw and Mike E. Robbins; 8. Chemotherapy and biological response modifier-related cognitive dysfunction Jeffrey S. Wefel, Robert Collins and Anne E. Kayl; 9. Effect of hormones and hormonal treatment on cognition Christien Schilder, Sanne Schagen and Frits van Dam; 10. Low grade gliomas Martin J. B. Taphoorn and Charles G. Niel; 11. High grade gliomas Michael J. Glantz and James R. Perry; 12. Brain metastases Deepak Khuntia, Beela S. Mathew, Christina A. Meyers, Sterling Johnson and Minesh P. Mehta; 13. Primary Central Nervous System lymphoma Denise D. Correa; 14. Childhood brain tumors H. Stacy Nicholson, Louise Penkman Fennell and Robert W. Butler; 15. Neurofibromatosis Bartlett D. Moore, III and John M. Slopis; 16. Hematological malignancies Melissa Friedman and Mercedes Fernandez; 17. Paraneoplastic disorders Edward Dropcho; 18. Symptomatic therapies and supportive care issues Alan Valentine and Eduardo Bruera; 19. Animal models and cancer related symptoms Adrian Dunn; Part III. Interventions and Implications for Clinical Trials: 20. Behavioral strategies and rehabilitation Dona E. C. Locke, Jane H. Cerhan and James F. Malec; 21. Support services Bebe Guill and Renee H. Raynor; 22. Pharmacologic interventions for the treatment of radiation-induced brain injury Edward G. Shaw, Jerome Butler, L. Douglas Case, Ralph d'Agostino, Jr., John Gleason, Jr., Edward Ip, Mike E. Robbins, Paul Saconn and Stephen R. Rapp; 23. Neurocognitive testing in clinical trials Jennifer A. Smith and Jeffrey S. Wefel.