If you or someone you love is undergoing chemotherapy for cancers or other malignant growth disorders (leukemia, lymphoma), chances are you are familiar with peripheral nerve damage that chemotherapies can cause.
Chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN, occurs when drugs used to treat cancer or other malignancies damage peripheral nerves. CIPN can cause severe pain and can affect your ability to do things like walk, write, button your shirt, or pick up coins. It can last for weeks, months, or even years after treatment is done.