Skin Toxicities

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Background

Skin toxicity resulting from cancer treatment can affect the skin, hair, and nails. These reactions can significantly affect patients’ physical functioning, well-being, and quality of life and can cause cancer treatment delays and limitations. Skin toxicity is associated with various chemotherapy agents, targeted agents, and immunotherapy treatments. Some skin toxicities include epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor (EGFRi) rash, hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR), hand-foot syndrome (HFS or palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE)), and alopecia (hair loss).