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  2. Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema - Wikipedia

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    Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema, also known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia or hand-foot syndrome is reddening, swelling, numbness and desquamation (skin sloughing or peeling) on palms of the hands and soles of the feet (and, occasionally, on the knees, elbows, and elsewhere) that can occur after chemotherapy in patients with cancer ...

  3. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [3] [4] Cancer can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms are often nonspecific, meaning they may be general phenomena that do not point directly to a specific disease process. [5]

  4. Nail clubbing - Wikipedia

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    Clubbing is associated with lung cancer, lung infections, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, or cardiovascular disease. [5] Clubbing may also run in families, [5] and occur unassociated with other medical problems. [6] [7] Clubbing has been recognized as a sign of disease since the time of Hippocrates. [5]

  5. If you're feeling pins and needles in your feet, it may mean this

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    Lupus is a chronic disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. About 1.5 million Americans are affected by the disease, according to the Lupus Foundation of America .

  6. Irregular heartbeat types, symptoms and causes - AOL

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    Don't panic, symptoms can be caused by stress, and most people who do have abnormal heart rhythms are able to live normal lives, but here's what to be aware of. Irregular heartbeat types, symptoms ...

  7. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    CIPN afflicts between 30% and 40% of patients undergoing chemotherapy. Antineoplastic agents in chemotherapy are designed to eliminate rapidly dividing cancer cells, but they can also damage healthy structures, including the peripheral nervous system. [1] CIPN involves various symptoms such as tingling, pain, and numbness in the hands and feet. [2]

  8. Erythromelalgia - Wikipedia

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    The disease is characterized by burning pain in the toes and soles of the feet, accompanied by foot redness, congestion, and edema; a few patients may have fever, palpitations, headache, and joint pain. In the 1987 epidemic in Hubei, 60.6% of patients had a common cold before the onset of erythromelalgia and 91.2% had pharyngitis. [13]

  9. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy - Wikipedia

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    Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is one of many distant effect disorders due to cancer, with lung cancer being the most common cause but also occurring with ovarian or adrenal malignancies. A distant effect disorder, or a paraneoplastic syndrome , affects distant areas and thus is not related to local compression or obstruction effects from the tumor.