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@luckbme It isn't something we typically hear from patients as being likely related to the radiation treatment. However, radiation causes inflammation in the breast that does cause some generalized symptoms (like fatigue) so it's possible that a more systemic/whole body inflammatory response was trigged by your therapy.

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@saraheja Thanks for your reply!

@saraheja Hi Sara, it is my understanding that the heart and lungs complications do not appear for months, even years after radiation.