Different people can have different responses to the same breast cancer treatments. That’s why it’s important to tell your health care team about all of your reactions. Some side effects you might want to look out for that are not listed above include: Chemotherapy: May cause digestive issu...
Side effects may lead breast cancer patients to skip drugsBreast cancer patients who report more side effects of their hormone therapy drugs and less confidence communicating with their doctors are more likely to intentionally or unintentionally miss a dose, according to a new study.Fox News...
In this on-demand webinar series, CURE partnered with UCLA Health and Northside Hospital Cancer Institute to discuss best approaches to tracking side effects for patients with breast cancer. In part four of CURE’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month webinar series on managing side effects of breas...
Anti-estrogen breast cancer treatment often comes with endocrine-related side effects, such as joint pain or hot flashes. However, there are strategies that patients and their clinicians can employ to decrease the instance or severity of these toxicities. ...
“There’s a lot for us to still learn about why some patients might develop side effects where others may not,” Dr. Mutter said. But both doctors acknowledge that there’s still room for improvements to be made for breast cancer survivors. ...
New experimental evidence suggests that substances known as narrow-spectrum Wnt signaling inhibitors—which could have fewer side effects than other related substances—are capable of suppressing the growth of breast cancer tumors in mice. Aina He of Sha
Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment Researchers from Edith Cowan University in Australia included 89 women in this study -- 43 participated in the exercise portion; the control group did not. Exercisers did a 12-week home-based program. It included weekly resistance trainin...
Women being treated for breast cancer with aromatase inhibitors may experience extremely low estrogen levels resulting in a wide variety of side effects that a typical postmenopausal woman without cancer may not experience.
Many complementary treatments have been found to relieve some side effects that occur with breast cancer treatments. Complementary therapy is—by definition—used alongside conventional medicine. Alternative therapies are used instead of conventional medicines. ...
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