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Seroma after mastectomy and radiation
Has anyone had an issue with a seroma after a mastectomy and maximum radiation? My surgeon said I had so much radiation they can’t stick...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 6, 2025
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Skin Care during Radiation?
Next month I'll have three weeks of radiation. (up from one , but I'm grateful for the change made by my radiation oncologist, who said...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 21, 2025
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Radiation therapy and blood pressure
I am on week 3 of radiation therapy. On Mondays they check my vitals and I've noticed that my BP is higher than it normally...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 1, 2024
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Radiation causing lung damage
I was treated for her2+ breast cancer. Started May 2022: Chemo, surgery, radiation, kadcyla. After round 8 of kadcyla, started having issues with my lungs....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 19, 2023
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Opting out of radiation or chemo
Has anyone ever had a lumpectomy but opted out of radiation therapy or chemotherapy? Does anyone have statistics on the recurrence rate if one chooses...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 31, 2023
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Breast size / density and radiation
I have had no luck in finding any information on if there's any correlation between breast size/ density and radiation for reoccurrence on cancer. If...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 18, 2021
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Massage for breast radiation fibrosis
If you had fibrous tissue form after radiation to the breast did you try massage? Did it help? I’m 2 1/2 yrs post radiation, had...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 5, 2025
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Fear of radiation after lumpectomy
I was seriously thinking of refusing radiation after lumpectomy because I had complete removal of tumor with wide negative margins. I was convinced that there...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 22 11:30am
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Anyone experience Brain Fog with radiation treatments?
I'm only halfway through my 20 rounds of radiation. So far, so good, except for the day-long feeling that my brain is trying to catch...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 21 2:56pm
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Pain in rib area of radiation.
Periodically when I use weights or exercise, I experience pain, soreness in the area of my ribcage where I had radiation and lymph nodes removal....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 15 10:50am