Discuss symptoms with your clinician or specialist care team – don’t hide them.
Get help with other supposedly “manageable” chemotherapy side effects that can have a knock-on effect, such as night sweats, which disturb sleep, which in turn can reduce cognitive function.
Stay organised. Use calendars or planners and write everything down.
Take frequent breaks. Divide tasks up, and rest each time you complete a part.
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Exercise your brain. Do crossword puzzles and number games, take up a new hobby or learn a new skill.
Exercise your body. Moderate exercise can help with stress, fatigue and depression.
Hang on in there. Studies show that symptoms lessen a year after chemotherapy and decrease even more two years on.