chemotherapy nails

For most mesothelioma patients, chemotherapy is going to be in the picture. Just as chemotherapy affects your hair because of the rapidly dividing hair follicle cells, chemotherapy side effects also changes your nails. Frequently, mesothelioma patients may have to cope with chemotherapy side effects such as brittle nails or nail loss while undergoing chemotherapy. So are there any good tips for managing changes to nails during chemotherapy? Yes. Here are some of the best practices tips we’ve found in the journal Oncology Nurse Advisor and other cancer patient resources for helping to prevent … [Read more...]