Other Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment 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...
CASE PRESENTATION: In January 2023, a 59-year-old woman with a history of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer presented to the emergency room (ER) with shallow, fast breathing, dry cough, chest tightness, and intolerance to physical activity that had persisted for ...
"The exercise program in this study seems to have induced changes in the participants' behavior around physical activity," Mavropalias said. "Thus, apart from the direct beneficial effects on reduction in cancer-related fatigue and improving health-related quality of life during radiotherapy, home-b...
“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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
In part four of CURE’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month webinar series on managing side effects of breast cancer treatment, we partnered with UCLA Health and Northside Hospital Cancer Institute to learn more about tracking side effects to discuss with the care team during breast cancer treatment....
Some anti-cancer treatments not only target tumour cells but also healthy cells. If their effects on the latter are too strong, their use can become limiting. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with Basel-based FoRx Therapeutics, has identified the mechanism of...
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.
Metastatic breast cancer treatment have several side effects that are not only unpleasant but also diminish the quality of your life. This is why it is important to know how you will be coping with the side effects of metastatic breast cancer treatment.