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 ...
I am considering lumpectomy with radiation. Does anyone know if my intolerance to heat and cold are contraindications to radiation? I have Raynaud's and erythromelegia.
...om is going threw chemo for breast cancer. She is doing 6 treatments of chemo, th doc want her to 5 weeks of radiation. Her tumor was 1cm, she had a smaller then a pin head dot of cancer in her gland...
...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?
...arch 18 with centinel lymph node removal; two weeks later had axillary lymph node removal. Am ten days into radiation treatment and my breast is extremely swollen and tender from inside--not sunburn....
how long after chemo for breast cancer to begin radiation
... 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 ...
I met with the radiation oncologist this week. I will be starting radiation in a couple of weeks. Originally, I thought it would be 3 weeks after my last AC treatment but he suggested waiting 4 weeks ...
My doctor says I need a port for chemo and radiation...tell me how it is implanted, etc.
How many radiation treatments after chemo and how many normally (Breast cancer)
Has anyone ever had a lumpectomy with chemo, radiation then after taking arimidex developing lymphdema?
Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, they do.
Review: Mom had metastatic breast cancer for 11 years with mets to the bones and Ovarian cancer for 1 year (new primary). She was l...
At what point in the treatment of breast cancer is radiation treatment usually given?
towards the end of my breast radiation treatments I've developed gastrointestinal problems
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the Radiation
Pneumonitis after radiotherapy to chest wall, internal mammary chain and/or supraclavicular lymph nodes (for breast cancer)?
If so, w...
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...
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...
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
...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...
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?
...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...
can anyone tell me why i am only having 3 weeks of radiation when nearly everyone on this sight seems 2 think 6 weeks is the norm
Finished chemo in December of 2009 and started Radiation in January 2010 and finished in March, I know the chemo can not be in my system still. The problem is that when i sit for a long period of time...
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 &...
... 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...
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...
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...
...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...
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