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What Is The Treatment For Blue Color Nose And Toe?

I underwent TAC chemo in 2007 and now my nose and toes are blue. I am already on 25 mg atenolol for tachycardia arrhythmia, and I am wondering if there is a chance that i have cardiotoxicity due to the chemo protocol. When my feet get very cold my toes stay numb for hours. I have had a blue nose for the past month or so and my family keeps pointing it out... What is wrong with me?
Fri, 2 Dec 2016
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Most cancer patients are treated with some form of chemotherapy, and because patients are now surviving longer, the long-term effects of chemotherapy have become a major issue. A common long-term toxicity for patients is fatigue, for which there is no magic pill or simple solution. One potential remedy is exercise. Survivors with profound long-term treatment-related fatigue might benefit from testing for autonomic dysfunction by an electrocardio physiologist. Chemotherapy, can result in damage to the peripheral nerves, which in some cases can become permanent. Peripheral neuropathy can cause weakness, numbness, tingling and stabbing or burning pain, normally in the hands and feet. Some patients treated with chemotherapy experienced peripheral neuropathy one to three years after treatment. A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology showed that about one-half of cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neuropathy had symptom relief from duloxetine (Cymbalta), an antidepressant drug. In another hand, studies have shown that behavior modifications, yoga or acupuncture could be helpful for a subset of patients. “Anything that is good for a patient’s overall health such as exercise is certainly worth encouraging. For cardiovascular toxicity, there is no treatment that can repair heart damage induced by chemotherapy and patients are treated similarly to patients with traditional heart disease.
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What Is The Treatment For Blue Color Nose And Toe?

thank you and pleased to answers you. Most cancer patients are treated with some form of chemotherapy, and because patients are now surviving longer, the long-term effects of chemotherapy have become a major issue. A common long-term toxicity for patients is fatigue, for which there is no magic pill or simple solution. One potential remedy is exercise. Survivors with profound long-term treatment-related fatigue might benefit from testing for autonomic dysfunction by an electrocardio physiologist. Chemotherapy, can result in damage to the peripheral nerves, which in some cases can become permanent. Peripheral neuropathy can cause weakness, numbness, tingling and stabbing or burning pain, normally in the hands and feet. Some patients treated with chemotherapy experienced peripheral neuropathy one to three years after treatment. A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology showed that about one-half of cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neuropathy had symptom relief from duloxetine (Cymbalta), an antidepressant drug. In another hand, studies have shown that behavior modifications, yoga or acupuncture could be helpful for a subset of patients. “Anything that is good for a patient’s overall health such as exercise is certainly worth encouraging. For cardiovascular toxicity, there is no treatment that can repair heart damage induced by chemotherapy and patients are treated similarly to patients with traditional heart disease. may this help you and best wishes