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Home / Health News / Cancer patients are more susceptible to painful skin condition: Study

Cancer patients are more susceptible to painful skin condition: Study

A recent study has found that those who are treated with chemotherapy are more likely to develop shingles, as the treatment boost the possibility by 40 per cent.

By: Agencies   | | Published: January 11, 2019 3:57 pm
Tags: Cancer patients  Chemotherapy  shingles disease  Skin problems  
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Chemotherapy may increase the risk of Shingles by 40 per cent. ©Shutterstock

Patients suffering from cancer and those treated with chemotherapy may be at 40 per cent increased risk of developing shingles, compared with those not having cancer, finds a new study. Also Read - Castor oil for dark circles: Here's how to use it

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Shingles (herpes zoster) — marked by painful rashes and skin blisters — is caused by the varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox. Also Read - Foods that can help prevent or fight skin infections

The virus remains dormant in the body but causes shingles if it reactivates later in life.

The study showed that patients with a blood-related cancer had the greatest shingles risk of more than three times compared to people without cancer, the Health Day reported.

The higher risk among blood cancer patients was present two years before their cancer diagnosis.

In addition, those with a solid tumour including cancer in the lung, breast, prostate or other organs had a 30 per cent higher risk of shingles than people without cancer, lead researcher Jiahui Qian from the University of New South Wales in Australia was quoted as saying.

However, this greater risk was largely associated with receiving chemotherapy treatment, rather than with the cancer itself.

“These findings have important implications in view of recent advances in development of zoster vaccines,” added Kosuke Kawai from the University of Minnesota in the US.

Development of new vaccines might help prevent shingles in cancer patients and may be safe for people with weakened immune systems, including those receiving chemotherapy, according to the study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

For the study, the team included about 240,000 cancer patients in Australia.

Source: IANS

Published : January 11, 2019 3:57 pm
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