Nerve Damage From Chemo May Affect Cancer Survivors for Years (Neuropathy)

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 The study included 462 women who had survived cancer -- including breast, lung, colon, ovarian or blood cancers. At an average of six years after cancer diagnosis, 45 percent of them still had symptoms of nerve damage, such as loss of feeling in their hands and feet.

ASCO spokesperson Dr. Merry-Jennifer Markham said chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy is an often under-recognized symptom among cancer survivors.

Male cancer survivors are as likely as women to have chemotherapy-induced nerve damage, the researchers said.