I can see the search terms which bring people to my blog. I get the most searches on "chemo and brain lesions", "can chemo cause MS", and "chemo brain damage". Please, know that many of these new MS approaches do not have long term studies, and people are reporting serious side effects. Talk to your doctor about risks before accepting any immune ablating chemotherapy treatment for MS--like Ocrevus (Rituxan). While researchers are discovering how immune cells protect the brain, here's some current information.

While many MS specialists continue to explore chemotherapies and immunoablation for people with MS, the side effects of these drugs on the b...