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shs14
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6 years ago

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...
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shs14
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6 years ago
It seems like lots of new people around here so I'm bumping this thread again in case anyone is considering Cold Therapy to help minimise or avoid Peripheral Neuropathy and nail loss in Paclitaxel or Doxacetal chemotherapy. If you read back through the post there are links to studies and to other US and UK forums where Cold Therapy has become a standard consideration for most going through chemotherapy. There is also the Japanese trial showing positive results using this idea.