As many patients with early stage breast cancer and Hodgkin's disease are cured of their disease, there is significant concern regarding the long term risks of therapy. Older RT techniques for treating the breast/chest wall and draining lymph nodes for breast cancer resulted in a relatively high...
Two radiation experts share what you need to know.There’s no doubt that getting a breast cancer diagnosis can be an incredibly scary experience. But, luckily, treatments have come a long way — and this includes one of the most common ones: Radiation therapy. ...
Breast. Radiation therapy aimed at the breast could cause side effects that include: Hair loss (under the arm or on the breast or chest area) Swelling (Edema) Tenderness Side effects usually begin by the second or third week of treatment, and they may last for several weeks after the fin...
Patients in the early stages of breast cancer were studied one year after treatment to ascertain the psychological effects of mastectomy and a breast-conserving alternative, lumpectomy plus radiation therapy. Patients who had had a mastectomy felt less attractive, less sexually desirable, and more ash...
Stay out of the sun as much as possible. Cover the area getting radiation with clothing or hats to protect it. Ask the doctor about using sunscreen if you must be outdoors. If you’re having radiation therapy forbreast cancer, try not to wear a bra. If that isn't possible, wear a ...
B. In vitro radiosensitivity of human diploid fibroblasts derived from women with unusually sensitive clinical responses to definitive radiation therapy for breast cancer. Rad. Res. 121, 227–231 (1990). Pioneering study that initiated a whole field of research on the potential association between ...
"In our data, the main risks of breast cancer radiotherapy were cardiac mortality and lung cancer, and in nonsmokers, even taking those two risks together, the overall absolute risk was well under 1%, and that's good news for many women," said Carolyn Taylor, MD, a radiation oncologist ...
Post mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstructive surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy is an option [1]. Radiotherapy is recommended to reduce locoregional recurrence in this patient group [2], [3]. The American Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society of Radiation ...
Breast cancer treatments that could cause hair loss include chemo, radiation, hormonal therapy, and targeted therapy. Not everyone will lose their hair during cancer treatment. It depends on the type of treatment and the dose. Your doctor can tell you if you can expect hair loss. Talk to the...
No correlations were found with hormone therapy or chemotherapy. Our data show a local arterial stiffening because of radiation that can be involved in increased CV risk in breast cancer–treated patients. 展开 关键词: arterial stiffness atherosclerotic burden radiotherapy breast cancer ...