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@nancyk71 I am a board-certified Radiation Oncologist who trained at Mayo Clinic Rochester and practices at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534231/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 24 9:43am

Hi cctoo: Have you talked to your radiation oncologist about this? Did he show you the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814727/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2023

No. It was 4 years ago that I had my first breast cancer, lumpectomy and 20...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036113/

Discussion: Brown, raised, rough areas under breast after breast radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

While understanding that radiation has its medical demerits, I question this recommendation as possibly ageist and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765880/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2022

@dmr4ever I'm a PT! I will be a good patient and keep at exercises to try...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1555342/

Discussion: Radiation: What should I expect? What are your tips?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 2 hours ago

I don't know the details of the 5-day radiation dosage or however radiation is described. But,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815814/

Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

About the second week it started getting tender and the third week it really go red....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245813/

Discussion: Radiation therapy side effects after bc

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2019

If you live near a proton radiation center, talk the radiation oncologist. I had 16 treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759470/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2022

@shelia71, I can imagine that this is very worrisome, especially since your radiation team has never...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/602026/

Discussion: Anyone have bleeding from the nipple while doing radiation treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2021

I didn’t know if not going for radiation is also an option. I have also been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/939736/

Discussion: Surgeon recommendations: How did you choose a surgeon?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2023

No I was commenting on the doc's idea that radiation was presumed by the Oncotype. Lots...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687976/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2022

My DCIS was very small and the lumpectomy showed good margins. My surgeon was open to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976768/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

What was your risk of recurrence with and without radiation? I had a lumpectomy for IDC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1028436/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 6, 2024

Radiation to the left breast has possible heart-lung damage. However, you can opt for Proton Radiation,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86568/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2018

Thebradiation oncologist at Mayo recommended 20 treatments for me. I talked with two additional radiation oncologists...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/248377/

Discussion: How long was your radiation therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2019

@gailmarienewton I was 72 when diagnosed in August with stage 1 ILC & luckily just needed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1542673/

Discussion: Extreme exhaustion 7 weeks after double mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 11:58am

@tapgirl Thank you for the great suggestion. Surgery on May 5th followed by a week of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1552435/

Discussion: Radiation: What should I expect? What are your tips?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago

I am 72 & was diagnosed last August with stage 1 ILC, found on mammogram (no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534335/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 24 11:23am

It has always been attributed to radiation and showed up on my fist scan after chemo/radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1121673/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2024

My radiation oncologist told me I had time to decide about radiation. I will let you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/620392/

Discussion: How To Decide Next Steps After Lumpectomy.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2021

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