Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: ice, compression, both, or neither?

Charles L. Loprinzi; Maryam B. Lustberg; Dawn L. Hershman; Kathryn J. Ruddy

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2019.10.009

doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2019.10.009

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: ice, compression, both, or neither?

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Annals of Oncology50.50

Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 5 - 6

Published: Jan 1, 2020

Abstract

The initial trial that suggested that scalp cryotherapy was beneficial for alleviating chemotherapy-related alopecia was published in 1973.1Luce J. Raffeato T. Crisp I. et al.Prevention of alopecia by scalp cooling in patients receiving adriamycin.Cancer Chemother Rep. 1973; 57: 108Google Scholar During the four decades following this initial publication, there was considerable controversy regarding the risks and benefits of this supportive...