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About to start radiation: Did anyone have heart or lung complications?
I am starting left breast radiation and wondering if anyone has had complications of heart or lung issues from it?TIA
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2024
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Starting Radiation Treatment: Worried about side effects. Tips welcome
Hello, I'm new here and today I start my first radiation treatment. I will be having treatment for 3 weeks. The one thing that keeps...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2023
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What type of radiation did you have after DCIS lumpectomy?
HiI had my lumpectomy, December fifteenth, awaiting results of pathology, hopefully January sixteenth, he will have them. just want to know what people have done...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2023
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Breast cancer radiation after 70? What options have you considered?
What options have you considered? No radiation - arimidex only? Is partial breast radiation an option. ACS states women over 70 e certain breast ca...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 12 2:35pm
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How many weeks after the surgery did you start radiation therapy?
I recently had a lumpectomy for DCIS . How many weeks after the surgery do you start radiation therapy? Would it be too late if...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 8, 2023
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Thyroid Nodules found 2 years after breast cancer radiation treatment
Has anyone experienced thyroid issues/nodules after having BC radiation? In looking back, I may have had undiscovered thyroid issues before BC, but didn't learn that...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 30, 2023
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Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?
I recently was diagnosed with (DCIS) stage 1, her2 negative, both hormones positive, 4mm size tumor. I chose to have a lumpectomy and do hormone...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 19, 2024
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How did you manage the effects of radiation therapy? Low blood counts
I’ve been post radiation for 4 mos., Overall ok, with some fatigue. Last week had blood work , showing a low WBC & RBC. Has...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 30, 2022
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What do you use for pain from radiation fat necrosis or calcification?
I’m 14 months post radiation and started having a different pain in my breast where the radiation was focused. Because my lesion was in the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 8, 2024