Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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Pain in the neck and shoulder area few months after radiation
Hi, Sometimes I feel pain in the neck area (supraclavicular) post radiation. I completed radiation 2 months back. Has anyone faced similar issue?
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Starting Radiation January, 2022
Anyone else starting radiation in January who would like to share experiences and provide support to one another? As I’ve been waiting to be cleared for rads, I have been following the experiences of those in the November and December radiation topic threads and have learned so much from the discussion there! I had my UMX…
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Radiation burns healed ridiculously fast
Wow. It is three weeks since my last radiation session, and now there is no sign at all of the ghastly sunburns I had. Originally is was almost a purple red, stretching across the breast into my armpit. Is this typical? Or is jojoba oil infused with magical healing properties? I've been buttering myself with that stuff.…
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Better Support During Radiation Improves Survival Rates
Better Support During Radiation Treatment Improves Breast and Lung Cancer Survival Rates for Black and White Women October 30, 2021 Identifying and offering solutions for obstacles that kept people from completing radiation therapy for early-stage breast and lung cancer improved outcomes and seemed to eliminate the…
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Radiation and Thyroid Hormone
I completed 15 sessions of radiation therapy to my chest wall, axilla and supra-clavicular area on 19th November. Last week I did a thyroid panel blood test which shows that despite not altering my thyroid medication, my Free Thyroxine levels have dropped to way below the bottom of the reference range. It used to be in the…
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Rib fractures following radiation
Has anyone had fractured ribs following radiation?