Cold therapy plus compression to prevent nerve damage from chemo
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using cold therapy (cryotherapy) together with compression can lower the chance of numbness, tingling, or pain in the hands and feet caused by chemotherapy. It may help people planning chemotherapy for breast cancer stay more comfortable and function better.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman age 20 to 70
- You have breast cancer confirmed by biopsy, and it is HER-2 negative
- You have not had any cancer treatment yet and you are planning neoadjuvant chemotherapy (chemo before surgery)
- Your cancer fits specific tumor/lymph-node criteria (bigger tumor and/or certain lymph-node spread)
- You can start chemo and have enough bone marrow, liver, and kidney function based on lab tests
- You have no distant spread (metastasis), no other cancer history, and no nerve or muscle disease
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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