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Breast radiation
Breast radiation is a treatment in which a person is exposed to high energy waves or particles such as gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays that penetrate her body to damage or destroy cancer cells in her breast, or prevent cancer cells from reproducing.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Thoughts on tesuming high stress life following breast radiation?
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Should a person get breast radiation treatments even with a history of past lung problems?
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Should a person get breast radiation treatments if she already has a history of lung disease?
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What are worst breast cancer radiation effects?
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What are some of the breast cancer radiation side effects?
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Can breast cancer radiation treatment cause stomach issues?
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Chances of lung damage from breast cancer radiation?
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Can breast cancer radiation treatment cause permanent stomach problems?
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Rib tenderness s/p radiation for breast cancer. Radiation one year ago. Taking Tamoxifen?
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Would low O2 saturation levels at night below 90 for 2 to 3 hours with Cpap result from breast cancer radiation ? Normal lung function , chest X-ray
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A 42-year old asked:
Is itchy breasts normal after radiation?
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How long after breast surgery is radiation?
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Is it usual to get a breast infection after radiation?
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Long term effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer vs radiation?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Breast cancer stage 1b with 1/3 lymph node micrometastasis at 1.9. Left breast, pt 32y. Radiation therapy controversial. Need opinions?
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My throat hurts i smoke one cigarette per day i had breast cancer/surgery radiation/chemo in 2009?
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Have allergy and intestinal problems now taking probiotics non generic and tums. Need change of medical treatment and advice. Extremely allergic, pollen etc. Red scalp. Has had a lot of radiation breast cancer-cured. Feels weak. Allergy in genes of her &
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A 46-year old asked:
What can I do for this pain in the breast six months after radiation?
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A 35-year old asked:
Could you have radiation after breast reconstruction?
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A 51-year old female asked:
What is an ultrasound of breast? Does it use radiation?
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What are the side effects of breast-sparing surgery and radiation?
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Any effects of radiation for breast cancer?
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Discolor from radiation on breast cancer, what to do?
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A 39-year old asked:
How unsafe is it to be around someone who just went through radiation for breast cancer?
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How to know when do side effects show up during radiation for breast cancer?
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A female asked:
What are effects of radiation for breast cancer on the body? Short and long term.
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A 39-year old asked:
What are the chances of the cancer coming back if I had breast-sparing surgery with radiation?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do if I'm 49years old suffer from high blood pressurehv hd cancer of the breast hd chemotherapy and radiation am on?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Does radiation after breast cancer surgery hurt? And what does it do to the body?
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Can breast cancer recur after radiation therapy?
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