Cross-sectional study of association between food intake and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer survivors

The association between nutritional habits and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) symptoms after neurotoxic treatment for cancers is not clear. A cross-sectional study at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) found that greater daily consumption of refined grains and less consumption of tomatoes, fish, and eggs, and less intake of selenium were associated with increased odss of having CIPN. The odds of experiencing worse CIPN severity increased with each additional daily serving of refined grains and decreased with each extra daily serving of poultry, fish, eggs, legumes, and selenium. The authors conclude that there were meaningful intake differences between participants with and without CIPN.