What You Need To Know: Your doctor is recommending radiation therapy as part of a comprehensive cancer treatment program. Typically, this treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy....
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What You Need To Know: Your doctor is recommending radiation therapy as part of a comprehensive cancer treatment program. Typically, this treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy....
Both surgery and radiation therapy can affect the size of your breast. It’s easy to see this physical change. However, it’s the changes you can’t see in your self-image and sexuality...
We’ve come a long way since 1903 when Marie and Pierre Curie first introduced radiation therapy as a means of treating cancer and lupus. The field of radiation oncology is continually being improved...
The most common side effect of radiation therapy for breast cancer Skin irritation from radiation therapy is the most common side effect patients report. The irritation occurs in the area being irradiated....
A new treatment trial is giving patients their radiation during a breast-conserving lumpectomy procedure, and not after. A breakthrough for early-stage breast cancer patients with invasive ductal carcinoma,...
In a study of nearly 11,000 women with early breast cancer, those who added radiation therapy to their treatment plan following breast-conserving surgery reduced their risk of cancer return and disease...
by Julia Auton Controlling lymphedema One of the greatest frustrations breast cancer patients have about treatment is getting the right information through every step of the process—and this includes...
To understand what lymphedema is, it helps to know that the word is derived from a combination of the words “lymph” and “edema.” “Lymph,” also known as lymphatic fluid, is the mostly clear...
For breast cancer survivors and others at risk, the standard advice for preventing lymphedema boils down to one very general theme: avoid injury or irritation to the limb(s) most likely to be affected....
by Dianne Armitage Anyone who has had breast cancer is probably all too familiar with the one-in-eight mantra, concerning the likelihood of developing the disease during our lifetime. As survivors, it is of the utmost...