A Prospective Feasibility Study Investigating Primary Preventive Ability of Massage Therapy of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Scheduled to Undergo a Paclitaxel Based Regimen
A Prospective Feasibility Study Investigating Primary Preventive Ability of Massage Therapy of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Scheduled to Undergo a Paclitaxel Based Regimen
Feasibility study to examine the preventative ability of massage therapy on paclitaxel induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer
Inclusion Criteria:
1) Breast cancer diagnosis 2) Planning to receive chemotherapy treatment with paclitaxel in the curative setting (adjuvant or neoadjuvant) on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule
Exclusion Criteria:
1)Diabetes or other neurological disorder 2) Current or previous peripheral neuropathy 3)Previous treatment with paclitaxel 4)Active deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within last 12 months or history of untreated lower extremity DVT