The side effects of radiation on breast implants and the surgical site's complications should be exhaustively discussed in the therapeutic management of breast cancer patients eligible for conservative treatments. Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing ...
Presents a report on the side effects of adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. Natural history of breast cancer; Benefits of adjuvant treatment; Problems in studying treatment-related side effects; Adjuvant chemotherapy; Effects of tamoxifen; Radiation therapy; Conclusion that most of the side effects ...
This treatment can cause side effects, but they're different for everyone. The ones you have depend on the type of radiation you get, how much you get, the part of your body that gets treatment, and how healthy you are overall. There's no way to predict how radiation will affect you....
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...
Side Effects Associated with the Use of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Radiation Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisIMRT breaststandard wedge breast radiotherapybreast cancerside effects
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 final radiation treatment. These are known as early side effects. In rare instances, side...
Around 50% of patients with solid malignant tumours receive radiation therapy with curative or palliative intent at some point in the course of their disease. Early and late side effects limit radiation dose and might affect the long-term health-related quality of life of the patient. The classi...
Sexual side effects related to radiation therapy are most common in women receiving treatment to the pelvic area. Radiation to the pelvis causes: Damage to the ovaries.The amount of damage and whether it's permanent depends on the strength and site of your radiation treatments. ...
“What can I do to reduce the side effects of my radiation therapy?” I am undergoing radiation therapy for my ovarian cancer treatment. I am having severe side effects like nausea, hair loss, loss of appetite and so on. Are there ways to reduce these side effects or are they a part ...
radiation treatment to your chest area; a breathing disorder; liver disease; or a nervous system disorder such as myasthenia gravis or Guillain Barré syndrome.Tell your doctor if you plan to receive a stem cell transplant using donor stem cells.You...