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Changes in the Brain During Brain Cancer

Patients living with brain cancer often experience cancer-related cognitive impairments. UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, explains that these changes in language, learning, attention, and processing speed are related to the tumor itself as well as the different treatments for brain cancer.

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What is Neuroplasticity?

UCSF neurosurgeon and cancer neuroscience researcher Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, explains the brain processes that support cognition.
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