How chemotherapy affects your body's sense of position
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at whether chemotherapy affects your body's sense of position — how you know where your limbs are in space. By comparing women with breast cancer who had surgery only, those who also had chemotherapy, and healthy volunteers, researchers hope to learn more about possible side effects that could affect daily activities like balance or reaching for things.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old and have been treated for cancer.
- You have had breast cancer surgery, but you have NOT yet received radiation therapy (radiotherapy).
- You either: (a) have not yet received chemotherapy for your breast cancer, or (b) you finished chemotherapy (with platinum- or taxane-based drugs) no more than 6 weeks ago.
- You do not have serious mental, physical, or nervous system disorders (other than cancer-related ones).
- You did not have tingling or numbness in your hands or feet before you started chemotherapy (if you had chemo).
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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