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Reddit mentions of Dr. Lacouture's Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer
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- Detailed suggestions for preparing for and managing these complications
- Medically accurate, full-color drawings that help patients learn how to monitor for skin changes
- Numerous tables and figures for quick reference information
- Expert recommendations of available patient Web resources
- Q&A's of questions regularly posed to dermatologists by people living with cancer
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I did have this during chemo, but when my hands were cracking because I'd put them through hell doing dishes in hot water for days when our dishwasher broke, I would put a mix of aloe vera, rose hip seed oil and vaseline on my hands and put socks over them. It seemed to really help.
Aloe Vera gel is a good place to start as it's really gentle. Also for skin issues related to cancer treatment this is a really good book. It's written by a dermatologist who specializes in cancer treatment related skin issues, and its written for patients to read, and it's well written and easy to understand.
He mentions in the book that sometimes patients have skin issues that are so bad that they end up having to stop treatment. If she's in New York City she can go see him at Memorial Sloan Kettering and he can recommend things that might help her skin. He has seen it all regarding skin issues and cancer.
https://www.amazon.com/Lacoutures-Guide-People-Living-Cancer/dp/0615452264