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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Radiation and Invasive Lobular Cancer
I am reading a lot about Endocrine Therapy and Chemo options with ILC, but not much on Radiation. Does anyone have experience on effectiveness of...
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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...
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Post radiation after breast cancer
Hi I am 20 months post radiation treatment for breast cancer dcis and I was doing really well my fatigue felt better I have been...
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Breast Reduction/Lift Post Radiation
Hello all, I had Stage 1 ER/PR HER2- breast cancer in 2020. I had a lumpectomy, radiation and am currently on Anastrozole. I am considering...
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Radiation fibrosis vs axillary webbing
I’m six months post op lumpectomy and SLN biopsy, radiation. All healed and doing ok but now new tightening armpit and affected chest so limiting...
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This question was posted quite a while ago (2019) and I'm wondering if there are others...
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@keywestsj Thanks for the info. Were you using a compression dressing the whole time you had...
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I haven't seen my radiologist since I completed 21 radiation treatments. I get blood tests and...
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@brightlight66 I had understood that ILC does not respond to chemo. I am surprised that it...
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