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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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After radiation: Did you have tightness? Is this normal?
Hi all you incredible women,I am 5 months out of 25 sessions of radiation after lumpectomy for ILC with 6 nodes removed. I am wondering...
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@sue417 I had radiation therapy for endometrial cancer (pelvic radiation). Twenty five sessions. During the radiation...
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It’s possible the radiation had an impact on your lungs & perhaps misdiagnosed. A suggestion -...
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I'm looking at a PRIME II trial including 1,326 women 65 and older diagnosed with early-stage...
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Yes, my calcifications are cancerous. Did you have 5 radiation sessions or 5 WEEKS of radiation...
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@brooklyn22 yes there are radiologists out there that are not comfortable with 5 day target when...
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