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Chemotherapy Neuropathy Links Pain and Chemobrain Mechanisms

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A 2026 neuroscience review argues that chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity should not be treated as a purely peripheral nerve problem: CIPN affects 70-90% of patients during chemotherapy, persists chronically in 20-30% of survivors, and may interact with central sensitization, pain networks, mood, sleep, and chemobrain.1 The strongest claim is mechanistic connection, not proof that neuropathy alone …

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Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: Occult Sleep Apnea and Fatigue

A 2026 study of Hodgkin lymphoma survivors treated with mantle radiation found obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 36 of 42 people who eventually underwent sleep testing. The practical screening target is a younger, non-obese, positional, hypopnea-heavy post-radiation OSA phenotype that standard risk heuristics can miss.1 Research Highlights Sleep symptoms identified a fatigued subgroup: 45 of …

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Online MBCT for Cancer Distress: 9-Month Trial Data

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A 2026 analysis followed 161 people with cancer for 9 months to evaluate whether 2 forms of online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduced psychological distress: therapist-led group-blended care and individual self-guided modules. Psychological distress improved significantly in both formats, but fewer participants dropped out when the program included therapist-led group sessions. Research Highlights Distress improved through …

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Exercise for Cancer Fatigue: Yoga Leads, Aerobic Training Improves QoL

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A 2026 network meta-analysis of 57 randomized trials involving 5,675 cancer survivors found that exercise helped several survivorship symptoms, but the strongest signal depended on the symptom: mind-body exercise ranked highest for cancer-related fatigue, aerobic training ranked highest for health-related quality of life, and combined aerobic plus resistance training led physical-function outcomes.1 Research Highlights Fatigue …

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Survivors RESET Reduced Stress, Weight in Black Breast Cancer Survivors

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A 2026 single-arm Survivors RESET study enrolled 20 Black female breast cancer survivors with obesity and elevated stress, then met its enrollment, retention, and adherence feasibility benchmarks while missing its stricter satisfaction benchmark by 5 percentage points.1 Weight fell by 2.4 kg and perceived stress fell by 6.9 PSS-10 points over 4 months, but without …

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