Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The understudied consequences of peripheral neuropathy after chemotherapy

Peripheral neuropathy, which causes pain, numbness, and tingling in hands and/or feet, can bother early-stage breast cancer patients years after completing chemotherapy. New research has found only a handful of studies that tracked long-term peripheral neuropathy, leaving little data for patients and clinicians to make informed decisions.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170829093146.htm