luvmydog2 Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 I read an article sometime ago that said the color and texture of your nails was an indication if you had some type of cancer. I think it went something like this but not sure. If your nails had good color then you most likely did not have any cancer. If they were brittle and had a texture like lines it meant something ele. Has anyone saw the article. I can't remember where I read it. Magazine or newspaper I think. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCarl Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Bruce, I don't know of any relationship between nail color/condition and cancer, but I do know that the condition you describe is very previlant in folks like me with a hypo-thyroid condition. I've had the condition all my life and my nails are very white (some people who meet me for the first time wonder if I paint them ), very thick and very brittle. As a matter of fact I use the condition of my nails (and a couple of other things which no longer aply due to the cancer causing the same symptoms) as an indicator of my condition which I control through diet. I suppose that if someone has had normal nails most of their life and all of a sudden shows a change in them they might want to find out why the nails have changed. But I wouldn't hit the panic button right away. Many other conditions can cause the thyroid gland to go a bit haywire and most of them are temporary conditions and not at all life threatining. Just some thoughts. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katie Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 In my medical terminology class last year, I was told that ridges in your nails was a great indication of vitamin deficiency and that the color of your nail bed was a indication of your oxygen intake. That's all I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn Flournoy Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Clubbing I think I read somewhere was a condition that you see in lung cancer because of the decrease in blood oxygen. The finger tips look stubby if I remember the pictures correctly. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 All the doctors I have seen on this roller coaster have always checked my nails and have used that term "clubbing." I know that whenvever I have gone for any sort of surgery, they always insisted on no nail polish in order to monitor. But then chemo definitely can cause havoc with one's nails. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I know that chemo have certainly discolored Bill's nails. I don't think it's the cancer. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryDistressed Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 There's members here that I'm sure can help better than I, ... yet, As mentioned in the prior messages above I think the term is "clubbing." Its been associated with LC, or cancer in general (as well as many other syndrome or conditions.) Here's a link to an explanation, pictures, etc. http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003282.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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