Multidisciplinary Management of Severe Taxane-Induced Nail Toxicity in a Breast Cancer Patient
Natalia Sauer, Marta Kowalczuk, Adrian Arkada, Jacek Calik · 2026
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Description
Four clinicians in Poland describe the team care of a breast cancer patient whose nails were badly harmed by chemotherapy, in a report published in 2026. Drugs called taxanes often damage nails, a side effect that is seldom reported yet can limit daily life. The patient, a woman aged seventy, received a taxane-based drug mix before her surgery. Nail harm began after her second round of treatment.
Her nails bled beneath the surface, lifted from the nail bed, and grew distorted, with pain that limited her hands. Foot and nail specialists trimmed damaged nails and applied a collagen serum, while pain drugs eased her symptoms. Over six months the skin healed and nails grew back, and her cancer care went on without a break. The authors say early nail care plus pain control can keep patients on treatment in comfort.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Natalia Sauer, Marta Kowalczuk, Adrian Arkada, Jacek Calik |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |