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Was your radiation targeted?

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Discussion: Rib and muscle pain years after radiation treatment why

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

@mulkey518, you may wish to join this discussion in the breast cancer support group: - Angiosarcoma...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956431/

Discussion: Painful lump/spots after lumpectomy not going away?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Is there anything bad of radiation?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223462/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 27, 2025

I was HR/PR + on both sides. Micro stasis on 1 lymph node on right, none...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1315977/

Discussion: Has anyone decided to not do radiation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2025

Hi I was just diagnosed in Oct this yr with dcis insitu. Surgery is Dec 15....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976651/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

Thank you for this information on Proton Beam. I did know that regular radiation can damage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/127081/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2017

In March 2025 I had a lumpectomy for Lcis ( left breast) and 'am on exemestane....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500007/

Discussion: Anybody had a contralateral breast cancer (cancer in other breast)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 8:21am

Hello CDK Ask your doctors about Proton Radiation which pinpoints the radiation to the exact spot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1326254/

Discussion: Heart and lung conditions post breast cancer radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2025

This sound serious, and could be related to radiation. Do ask your radiation oncologist. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949954/

Discussion: Extreme fatigue after stopping HRT and lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2023

Are you taking AI? I opted out, but chose Radiation, I didnt need, but the team...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/768526/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 2, 2022

Hi Not sure. If you're responding to me but I don't have radiation burns. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1133434/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 30, 2024

I had 15 radiation treatments. They were targeted to the specific tumor site. I had lumpectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/248381/

Discussion: How long was your radiation therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2019

This sounds distressing. Can the surgeon really refuse treatment unless you agree to the radiation? Has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891186/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

My MO doubled my OncotypeDx recurrence score when I asked the risk for no AI but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952529/

Discussion: Anyone know what kind of treatment Suzanne Somers got over the years?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2023

@sbeechl, I updated the title of your discussion to reflect your specific question and added it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1439322/

Discussion: Radiation or not for breast cancer with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 15, 2025

Thank you for sharing. I do not have node involvement. They originally mentioned radiation with either...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821036/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2023

I had three weeks of radiation and saw my radiation oncologist at the end of that,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1407351/

Discussion: Follow up appointments after breast cancer radiation treatment.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2025

@keywestsj Thanks for the info. Were you using a compression dressing the whole time you had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1516026/

Discussion: Excessive fluid after lymph node removal

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 4:59pm

Did you do radiation, chemo, and/or estrogen blockers? I'm a breast cancer patient myself, so I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972940/

Discussion: Breast cancer recurrence 1 year after surgery: Anyone like me?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2023

As best I can recall, if I chose mastectomy, I would not need radiation. I chose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/611192/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2021

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