[Canada] Cognitive symptoms across diverse cancers

[Canada] Cognitive symptoms across diverse cancers
JAMA Network Open; Samantha J. Mayo, RN, PhD; Kim Edelstein, PhD; Eshetu G. Atenafu, MSc, PStat; Rand Ajaj, HBSc; Madeline Li, MD, PhD; Lori J. Bernstein, PhD; 8/24
In this cross-sectional study of 5078 survey respondents with cancer seeking psychosocial support, over half of these patients reported having cognitive symptoms of any severity. A third of these patients reported moderate to severe cognitive symptoms, which were associated with disease, treatment, and other symptoms. Findings of this study suggest that higher severity of cognitive symptoms was consistently associated with higher symptom burden; these findings could be used to inform decision-making regarding access to cognitive screening, assessment, and supportive care in outpatient oncology clinics.