Radiation therapy effects: Can it cause brain fog & memory issues?

Why is that

I have not heard of brain fog from radiation, but I did radiation and hormone therapy and had a slight brain fog for awhile. I finished treatments and no more shots and the fog has disappeared.

Avoid radiation. Get robotic prostatectomy.

@nole88
I echo jeffmarc comment that have never heard of this side affect.

Is your husband on any type of hormone treatment or other medication with his radiation? How is he sleeping? Is he worrying about his cancer that can affect him mentally. Asked your R/O or urologist about your concerns.

The type of radiation used now is no where close to the brain. Again not heard of this but please do not take that as a medical answer, asked your R/O and or Urologist.

Being diagnosed with prostrate cancer and going through extensive radiation treatments is very stressful. Some take the stress very well as others will have side affects both mentally (from the stress) and physically from the radiation.

You PCP, R/O and urologist should be monitoring mental side affects as well as physical ones. Luckily I very minor physically side affects and was able to keep exercising. Exercise has always been a stress relief for me and I think if that had not been possible I probably would not have handled the stress and worry as I did.

Thank you for your response.

I have never heard of radiation treatments causing brain fog or memory loss. I have been on weekly advanced prostate cancer online meetings for 5 years and no one has mentioned having that side effect.

If your husband was also given Lupron, fermagon or Eligard, which is frequently done, those can cause the problems you describe.