Chemo-Brain May Have Triggered the Ukraine War

An oncologist confirms people’s suspicions

A few days ago I wrote an article about the possibility of Putin’s Parkinson’s Disease and cancer diagnoses affecting his mind, his decisions, and perhaps making him crazy enough to go to war.

While The Kremlin reports that Putin is fit and well, the world media have been circulating rumours of health problems.

Then today, I spotted a story in Leicestershire Live, taking the discussion to a new level. They were talking about cognitive impairment caused by the medication, rather than the medical conditions themselves.

Vladimir Putin may have ordered the invasion of Ukraine because cancer is affecting his decision making, an oncologist has said. Reports suggest the Russian president is suffering from cancer and being treated with chemotherapy and steroids. (source)

Putin is thought to have been receiving treatment for cancer since before the war. Some cancer treatments can affect patients’ minds, so they’re more likely to make crazy decisions, such as going to war. It’s called cancer-related cognitive impairment.

It’s called cancer-related cognitive impairment.

An oncologist agreed to speak to a Daily Mirror anonymously, and suggested that the Russian President may be on steroids and chemotherapy drugs.

These medications often give patients a condition known as ‘chemo brain’, where they lack focus and are more likely to make bad decisions without thinking them through.

The oncologist said, “It can seriously affect executive functions, like making plans for the future, multi-tasking and thinking about the consequences before doing something major.”

People undergoing treatment of this kind might “make ‘crazy’ decisions without cogently thinking them through,” the Mirror reported.

Then there’s the fact that the diseases themselves can affect your mind. In the case of Parkinson’s, a neurological disease, an increase in aggression can be one of the symptoms. I wrote about that, and my own experiences of Parkinson’s Disease below.

So whether it’s the medical treatment causing cognitive impairment, or the medical conditions themselves, it’s easy to see how Putin’s decisions could have been influenced by his ill health. Take a look at my previous article, below.

I did wonder if the papers were inspired by it! But I’m surely not the only person who thought about the possibility of illness-related cognitive impairment.

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