Background: Taxane drugs frequently produce peripheral neuropathy (PN). Cold therapy to hands and feet during chemotherapy has been effective in reducing PN. Objectives: The purpose was to compare the frequency and severity of PN and quality of life in patients with breast cancer receiving cold...

Peripheral neuropathy is disease or dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves (i.e., motor, sensory, or autonomic), resulting in numbness or weakness. Peripheral neuropathy occurs outside of the brain and spinal cord and is caused by cancer, treatment, or both. Chemotherapeutic agents that can...

Background: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a common symptom in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and patients with diabetes. However, the differences in PN symptoms between CRC survivors and patients with diabetes are not clear. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in...

Objectives: To evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as subjective and objective measures of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), among different exercise groups. Sample & Setting: Cancer survivors (N = 290) were recruited from throughout...