All About Radiation Neuropathy

Even if youre receiving chemotherapy the neuropathy can be caused or aggravated by other. Radiation induced peripheral neuropathy is a chronic handicap frightening because progressive and usually irreversible usually appearing several years after radiotherapy.

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But peripheral neuropathy can be also caused by surgery radiation the tumor pressing directly on nerves chemicals released by tumors and infections.

All about radiation neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy often shortened to neuropathy is a general term describing disease affecting the peripheral nerves meaning nerves beyond the brain and spinal corddamage to peripheral nerves may impair sensation movement gland or organ function depending on which nerves are affected. Damage to the peripheral nerves can be done by the treatment of radiation. Symptoms of radiation induced nerve damage.

In other words neuropathy affecting motor sensory or autonomic nerves result in different symptoms. Its occurrence is rare but increasing with improved long term cancer survival. When just the ends of nerves the periphery are affected this is called peripheral neuropathy.

Drugs for cancer treatment are the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy. What cancer treatments cause peripheral neuropathy. What is radiation induced peripheral neuropathy.

Other cancer treatments such as surgery and radiation therapy can also lead to peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms include numbness pain burning or tingling muscle weakness and sensitivity to touch. Radiation close to a nerve can increase the chances of damage.

The pathophysiological mechanisms are not yet fully understood.

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