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Chemo brain
Breast cancer chemo given after recovery now numbness in hand and leg , slurred speech is it chemo brain symptom how to cure
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Dr. Abdullah
Radiation Oncologist
6 yrs exp
Chennai
Numbness and slurred speech may be due to brain metastatis due to disease spread to brain.
Will need brain imaging in the form of MRI brain to rule out brain mets.
Next Steps
kindly review with your oncologist immediately.
if there is brain mets. it's an oncological emergency .
Health Tips
kindly review with your surgical, medical or radiation oncologist immediately
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