Prevalence of cognitive impairment before treatments for prostate cancer

ConclusionsPCI was as frequent in patients recently diagnosed with PCa as in the general population. Prevalence of CI was lower than in previous reports, which may be explained by differences in the assessment and definition of CI and of the type of cancer.FundingPOCI-01-0145FEDER-032358;PTDC/SAU-EPI/32358/2017;UIDB/4750/2020; SFRH/BD/119390/2016Key messagesPatients with prostate cancer and the general population had similar odds of having a score below normative values in the MoCA.Differences in the prevalence of CI between this study and others suggest that the type of cancer may affect patients ’ cognitive performance differently, which deserves further confirmation.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research