Sakshi Mittal
India
Commentary
Assessment of Cognition and Quality of Life in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients One Year Post-Treatment
Author(s): Pooja Gupta, Sakshi Mittal, Nidhi B Agarwal and Rizwana ParveenPooja Gupta, Sakshi Mittal, Nidhi B Agarwal and Rizwana Parveen
Objectives: An increasing number of patients with cancer are offered chemotherapy given either alone or in combination with radiotherapy, surgery, or both as neo-adjuvant, concomitant, or adjuvant treatment. Cognitive dysfunction is a prevalent side effect of cancer treatments that may persist for years following treatment and has negative impact on quality of life. Thus, the present study was planned to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment, assess the quality of life (QOL) and determine the socioeconomic status in NHL patients one year post chemotherapy treatment.
Methods: This was an observational study. All the prospective participants were screened on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and the participants who met all the study inclusion criteria and had none of the exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Cog.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9627.1000302