Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy increases nontraumatic fracture risk in breast cancer survivors - McNeish BL, Richardson JK, Bell SG, Whitney DG.

Chemotherapy is a common treatment for breast cancer (BrCa) and can cause chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). CIPN contributes to falls, and is thus a potential risk factor for nontraumatic fractures (NTFx); yet, the effect of CIPN on NTFx r...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news