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Is weight gain common during breast cancer treatments? will drugs or chemotherapy for breast cancer make me gain weight?
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Very common: I inform my patients that most women and men will gain weight with chemotherapy for breast cancer. Also it is common to gain weight while on anti-hormone therapy, such as tamoxifen. Hope this helps.
Answered 3/1/2013
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