radiation
Is there a "set" time that they must wait to do our radiation treatments after we are done with Chemo? Is it the same for everyone or does it depend on what type of Chem we get and for how ...
... the removal of many lymph nodes. The doctor took a lot of nodes and tissue from under her arm. She then had radiation.
Earlier this year she had calcifications show up in her mammogram so had an ...
...ts. She had seizures ( that is what brought her into the hospital to have her lung mets diagnosed).
She had radiation treatment ( which she never completed) and every treatment she came home sicker a...
For patients that had chemo or radiation, infections are the curse of the rest of their lives (a.k.a. "late toxicities develop only in people who survive" . You've got to nip these infec...
...m out. When I woke up they were gone. A week later I found out they had no cancer in them. I am now having radiation on my breast and some on my scar. Will the radiation or the removal of so many l...
I recently had a mastetomy then radiation after that. How long after the radiation do I have to wait to do reconstruction?
...ced than they initially thought, breast reconstruction may interfere with treatment (such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy).
Some doctors recommend that women who need radiation therapy after b...
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That's the first time I've heard of that possibility following radiation. I've certainly had that but no-one has linked it with radiation or even suggested th...
My doctor says I need a port for chemo and radiation...tell me how it is implanted, etc.
Has anyone ever had a lumpectomy with chemo, radiation then after taking arimidex developing lymphdema?
...ctures of the sternum (breastbone) or such severe pain in the breast that surgery is needed for treatment.
Radiation therapy given to the axillary lymph nodes can increase the risk of patients devel...
I am in my 3rd cycle of chemo (CMF) and will then undergo radiation and hormonal therapy. I asked my oncologist what my prognosis for this coming back and the possibility of getting mets in any part o...
DCIS and Polycythemia Vera
Is radiation after lumpectomy NOT a good idea because of the PV - will it cause blood clots? What post-surgical treatment is recommended?
... I am 45, had IDC diagnosed in Oct. 2000. Tumor 1.7 cm (normal mammogram 4 months before!) Lumpectomy, CMF, radiation, then CMF. A few months after rads, my breast became edematous-- my cup size wen...
...me by the American Cancer Society (newsletter):
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Shorter Courses of Radiation Studied
New studies are adding weight to the idea that shorter courses of radi...
My mom has had. Radiation done on her right breast after mastectomy and lymph nods removed but now a hard lump appears under her armpit
towards the end of my breast radiation treatments I've developed gastrointestinal problems
My mother had 34 radiation therapy sessions in February and March of this year. She just went in for a check and blood test. The breast was fine, but the doctor is concerned about her blood count at &...
Hi - no prob. during radiation - had lymphedema start after raking the yard about three months after treatment ended. That eventually went down - had another recurrence after flying by plane - since h...
Suggestions include:
* have a port installed in your chest for chemotherapy. It makes treatment so much easier.
* ask your doctor or nurse for a prescription for Emla cre...
Hi, sorry to hear that your wife had such a difficult time. I had 4 cycles of chemo and then 5 weeks of radiation. My hair began growing in during radiation fairly quickly. After radiation I had more ...
...ck (as well as nodes and lung - but chemo starts next Friday), and was put on Dexamethasone while undergoing radiation. I have the "moon face", where it looks like I've gained 50 pounds...
I saw my radiologist today to schedule radiation. I had a lumpectomy on May
4th, but there is a lot of pain and swelling and a hard lump under one of the scars. The doctor told me it was a very lar...
...ave been diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and have been given the option of having a lumpectomy with radiation or a mastectomy which will require no radiation both either way I will need Chemo...
People who are at risk for Lymphedema are those who have had;
Breast cancer. If you have had radiation therapy,or had underarm lymph nodes removed, or had radiation in the arm area after your nodes...
... the unlikely event that you have a brain metastasis, you should inquire about taking Temodar along with the radiation treatment. If you need it I can provide a phase III clinical trial that shows Te...
...ad a mastectomy and removed all her lymph nods removed in her right arm then she underwent chemotheraphy and radiation now a hard lump has appeared on the radiation area...
...This is a case where having nothing is a terrific thing. I'm so glad for you. I had the same thing, and radiation was just the finish of the treatment. The Chemo. was HARD, but the Radiation was ...
...me to this site. I read your question, and am not really sure about the time frame. Was 7 years ago the ONLY radiation that she had? Is it a fresh/red burn, or just damage from the prior radiation 7 y...
I agree and support this wholey being dx having surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and alot of presciption drugs then all doctors except for oncolgist let you twist in the wind and when you develop lymp...
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