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Itchy skin after completing radiation therapy?
I am nearly 7 weeks out from completing radiation therapy. It went fine, with no problems. However, I still have itchy skin on my chest...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 30, 2025
Angiosarcoma of the breast caused by previous breast radiation
I have recently been diagnosed with an angiosarcoma in my breast. The doctors say it was probably caused by previous radiation of that breast following...
Support Group: Sarcoma
Last active: Feb 18 8:17pm
Invasive ductal carcinoma and length of radiation treatment
My oncologist said I’m going to have radiation for 3 weeks only.is this enough.I thought 4 weeks is the standard .radiation is not to whole...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 10, 2023
First mammograms after surgery and radiation treatments
I am almost 5 months from my lumpectomy and 4months from last radiation treatment. I am a bit concerned about my first mammogram after surgery...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 5, 2019
Is chemo or radiation scheduled on the weekends at the Rochester site?
Is chemo or radiation scheduled on the weekends at the Rochester site? How long does it typically take to get set up with chemo if...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 26, 2016
Follow up appointments after breast cancer radiation treatment.
How long have any of you continued to have follow up appointments with your radiation oncologist after you have completed radiation therapy? I will continue...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 16 7:55am
My liver enzymes are elevated after radiation treatments.
During my radiation treatments I begin to have digestion issues. I developed a cough and acid reflux and now I’m nauseated most every day. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 15, 2024
What Alternative can be used instead of Radiation Therapy?
What success rate, if known of cancer recurrence within 5 years of a mastectomy of HER2 positive breast cancer with sentinel lymphnode an one auxiliary...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 26, 2023
Anyone use Mometasone cream for radiation side effect?
I just started radiation today after my lumpectomy, and was given a prescription for mometasone furoate 0.1% cream. I'm wondering if anyone else has used...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 13, 2025
What did you do to help radiation burn?
After lumpectomy & lymph node removal (margins & nodes showed no cancer) I had 15 rounds or radiation in 3 weeks. At the end of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 14 5:14pm
Heart and lung conditions post breast cancer radiation
My cardiologist implanted a loop monitor a few weeks ago after I had a TIA last December possibly caused by Tamoxifen and an undetected clotting...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 20, 2025
Anyone forego radiation? Research, personal experience, outcomes
I’m 71 year old recently diagnosed with stage one grade 3 triple positive lobular cancer. To date I have had a lumpectomy and two sentinel...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 2, 2025
Unilateral breast swelling after radiation on other breast
4 weeks ago I finished 5 sessions of radiation on my right breast after a lumpectomy. There was no lymph node involvement. 3 days after...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 20, 2025
Has anyone not gone thru radiation and hormone blockers?
I was diagnosed with stage 2 e pos her2 neg. localized in the milk duct. 1 node taken that came back negative. I had surgery...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 9, 2025
Reconstruction after radiation Implants vs fat grafting?
I'm trying to decide on what to do for reconstruction. I am going to go through proton therapy after my Bi lateral mastectomy and I'm...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 30, 2025
Breast Radiation--Positions, Advantages/Disadvantages - Care To Share?
Hello all and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! I read somewhere that this holiday is not meant ONLY for lovers, but also for mothers, fathers, sons, daughters,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 26, 2020
Itchy breasts 2 years after lumpectomy and radiation
18 months ago, I had bilateral stage 1 breast cancer and had radiation and lumpectomies. I'm on anastrozole. Recently my breasts have started itching and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 30, 2025
Breast Cancer: Tight chest wall following radiation
Last June 2022, after radiation therapy for 6 weeks daily to my left chest wall, (following breast cancer surgery in February) I developed severe tightening...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 3 1:56pm
Radiation induced Brachial-Plexus Peripheral Neuropathy Patients
I am looking for other post-Breast Cancer w/Radiation to the Breast and Lymph nodes, suffering from RIBN (Found this acronym from a UK Paper). Let...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 27 1:56pm
Did some of you have radiation after Mastectomy + Chemo?
I saw my surgeon today. She talks a mile a minute and covered lots of information. I thought I heard her say that sometimes people...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 13 11:10am