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@savvyme1 If you haven't had the operation yet, I would highly recommend looking into intraoperative radiation,...

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Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 3:42pm

@nancyk71 Intraoperative radiation is not nearly as effective as external beam radiation. When you look at...

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Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 23 10:17am

I decided to do radiation because of the benefits. Speak with your doctor because they should...

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Discussion: DCIS situ, lumpectomy radiation suggested.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 23 11:23am

@richandjanice I believe that is radiation.

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Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 12:44pm

@alice123 Hello Alice123: I hope radiation goes well. I agree, it is all scary. Ask your...

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Discussion: Cutaneous metastases (spread to skin): What treatment works?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 5 days ago

I too had an infection during radiation and was told it was normal and completed 6...

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Discussion: Anybody had infection while doing radiation treatments?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 11:36am

I started anstrazole 3 days after last radiation.

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Discussion: If you had radiation, when did you start hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 8:03am

I started radiation on Letrozole 3 months ago after having a bilateral mastectomy. Stage 2B be...

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Discussion: Side effects of Letrozole after taking 2yrs

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 1 day ago

@llthomson I have chemo for leukemia....not the breast. That will be radiation and hormone therapy.

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Discussion: invasive lobular carcinoma and invasive lobular in situ

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30 4:07pm

I started letrozole six months before radiation. There were a lot of delays and confusion in...

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Discussion: If you had radiation, when did you start hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 11:26am

Hi Gail, I am 82 and just had two lumpectomies and have started radiation, so I...

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Discussion: Post radiation after breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 11:31am

hello, I was found Breast Cancer in 2020. After surgery / chemo / radiation, all was...

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Discussion: Anyone have Gamma Knife to treat Brain metastasis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 10:47am

Just frustrating to be so fatigued. Start radiation Wednesday so I will be more tired… we...

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Discussion: Extreme exhaustion 7 weeks after double mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 3 9:52am

I am a 3 time TNBC survivor ( occurred 3 times in 7 years) 2 &...

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Discussion: Triple negative - newly diagnosed and looking for your experiences

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 26 10:11am

@saraheja I'm not sure where you are getting your information. There is, I agree, the risk...

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Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 23 7:00pm

I understand both sides of this discussion. People are going through different situations both medically and...

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Discussion: Breast Cancer Action Site: I Now Am Finally Validated

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 5 days ago

I was diagnosed with BC in 2023. Her2 - HR/PR + and premenopausal. I had a...

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Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 23 7:07am

I am struggling with the decision to have radiation after DCIS situ diagnosis, and lumpectomy. I...

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Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 5:57pm

Understood!! Am on Anastrozole & not liking the side-effect potential. Am wondering how nrcesssry it is...

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Discussion: Anastrozole: Any studies on its side affects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago

@jmab Thank you. I have 7 weeks of radiation to look forward to....just a lot to...

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Discussion: Extreme exhaustion 7 weeks after double mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 2:12pm

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