A new study led by a George Washington University Cancer Center researcher found that cold therapy protects breast cancer patients from nerve pain caused by chemotherapy.
Researchers found that cryotherapy, a treatment that involves exposing the body or specific areas of the body to extremely cold temperatures for therapeutic purposes, helped prevent nerve damage in breast cancer patients who are being treated with the chemotherapy drugs paclitaxel and nab-paclitaxel. These chemotherapy drugs are notorious for causing long-lasting pain or tingling in your hands, feet or legs.
Cryotherapy reduced the incidence of peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy by 55% in this meta-analysis.
The study, was published in Springer Nature.
Lead author, , medical oncologist and hematologist at the GW Cancer Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences is available to provide insight on the study and its findings.
If you would like to schedule an interview with Prashanth Ashok Kumar, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
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