This PhD project investigates how two different types of chemotherapy may affect sensory functions such as smell and hearing, as well as cognition, in individuals undergoing cancer treatment.
Hearing and smell impairments are often overlooked side effects of cancer treatments such as cisplatin chemotherapy.
Hearing loss can increase cognitive load, contribute to cognitive decline, and lead to social withdrawal, while reduced sense of smell may affect nutrition and well-being, and is linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Despite these impacts, such sensory changes receive limited attention in patient follow-up.
This project investigates how impairments in hearing and smell influence cognitive function before and one year after cancer chemotherapy treatment.
Both subjective experiences and objective measures are used to understand their effects daily activities, quality of life and explore strategies for early detection and support.
