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 ...
My doctor says I need a port for chemo and radiation...tell me how it is implanted, etc.
... 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 ...
...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...
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...
Can you tell me how long after surgery I might have to wait before starting chemo and radiation, if they're necessary.
If it takes 6 to 8 weeks to heal from a mastectomy and auxillory dissecti...
Has anyone ever had a lumpectomy with chemo, radiation then after taking arimidex developing lymphdema?
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...
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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...
...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...
I recently had a mastetomy then radiation after that. How long after the radiation do I have to wait to do reconstruction?
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?
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
... 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...
...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...
towards the end of my breast radiation treatments I've developed gastrointestinal problems
...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 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 ...
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...
...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...
...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...
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...
...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...
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...
...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...
...aring this. We all have are own experience. The best thing is figure things out correctly and be positive.
radiation oncologist ...
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