Kanser ve ayak sağlığı: onkoloji hastalarına özgü podolojik yaklaşımlar

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 529 - 534, 30.05.2025

Ayşegül Sarpkaya , Fatmaz Zehra Küçük

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1626323

Abstract

Kanser, dünya genelinde yüksek mortalite ve morbidite oranlarına sahip karmaşık bir hastalık grubudur. Bu hastalık grubunda kullanılan tedavi yöntemleri, yaşam kalitesini önemli ölçüde etkileyen cilt ve tırnak toksisiteleri, el-ayak sendromu ve periferik nöropati gibi yan etkilere yol açabilmektedir. Podoloji bilimi, bu etkilerin önlenmesi ve yönetilmesi açısından kritik bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu derleme, kanser tedavilerinde sıkça görülen ayak sağlığı sorunlarını, bu sorunların patofizyolojisini ve multidisipliner yaklaşımla sunulabilecek podolojik çözümleri sistematik bir şekilde ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca, Podologlar ve onkoloji uzmanlarının iş birliği ile ayak sağlığının korunmasının tedavi sürecindeki katkıları vurgulanmıştır. Derlemede, kemoterapi, radyoterapi ve immünoterapinin ayak sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri detaylandırılmış ve bu etkilerin yönetimi için uygulamalı öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Ayak deformiteleri , kanser , podolojik bakım , tırnak toksisiteleri

Project Number

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Cancer and foot health: special podologic approaches to oncology patients

Abstract

Cancer comprises a heterogeneous group of diseases associated with substantial global mortality and morbidity. Therapeutic modalities for these diseases frequently produce adverse effects-most notably skin and nail toxicities, hand-foot syndrome (HFS; palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia), and peripheral neuropathy-that can markedly diminish patients’ quality of life. Podiatric care is therefore critical for preventing and mitigating these sequelae. In this review, we systematically examine the foot-related complications of cancer therapy, describe their underlying pathophysiology, and delineate multidisciplinary podiatric interventions. We also highlight the benefits of close collaboration between podiatrists and oncology specialists in maintaining foot health during treatment. Finally, we summarise the specific effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy on the feet and provide evidence-based recommendations for their management.

Keywords

Cancer , foot deformities , nail toxicities , podological care

Ethical Statement

ETHICS COMMITTEE APPROVAL WAS NOT OBTAINED FOR THE REVIEW ARTICLE.

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