The Nerves: Peripheral Neuropathy
Some cancer treatments can damage the nerves outside of your central nervous system. This is known as peripheral neuropathy.
When sensory nerves are affected (the nerves that help you feel pain, heat, cold, and pressure), you may experience tingling, numbness, or pins and needles in your feet and hands. This feeling can spread into your arms and legs. Peripheral neuropathy can also make it harder to feel heat, cold, or pain in your hands and feet, which can lead to burns or cuts.
“Neuropathic symptoms are most commonly caused by cisplatin, which is a platinum-based chemotherapy, and enfortumab,” says Dow…
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