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shs14
7 years agoMember
Anyone tried Cold Therapy to prevent neuropathy in Taxol Chemo
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with Her2 positive BC in April. I have been having AC dose dense chemo for the past six weeks (3 x 2 weeks) and have my last one on Thursday. I've tolerated it well which...
shs14
7 years agoMember
I'm so sorry to hear that @Nadi, doesn't seem fair that you used the gloves and ended up with bad symptoms. Thank you for sharing your experience. It seems on google that Docetaxol is less likely to cause neuropathy than Paclitaxel.
I've found another study online that looks at cold therapy and while it doesn't always avoid neuropathy the figures they have show better results when Its tried:
https://epostersonline.com/ons2018/node/2071
I've found another study online that looks at cold therapy and while it doesn't always avoid neuropathy the figures they have show better results when Its tried:
https://epostersonline.com/ons2018/node/2071