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Forum: Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

This is a place to discuss concerns, tips and strategies for all types of side effects from all types of medications and treatments, (chemo/rads/hormonal/targeted/pain meds/etc.

• Important Links for Newbies to Help Get Through Treatment

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  Created by: Moderators on Aug 12, 2011 11:24AM

  Latest post: Aug 12, 2011 11:24AM by Moderators

• Need your ​Tips for Traveling with Breast Cancer​

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 30, 2019 10:03AM

  Latest post: Aug 22, 2019 09:10AM by ksusan

• Need your Tips for Managing Diarrhea

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 30, 2019 09:52AM

  Latest post: Aug 7, 2019 03:10PM by kdrake1007

• Anyone on Effexor?

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  Created by: gb2115 on 18 hours ago

  Latest post: 10 hours ago by gb2115

• Cold Cap Before and After Photos

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  Created by: Pamela23 on Jul 7, 2017 09:02PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 02:47PM by Meow13

• Cold Caping during AC/T Regimen

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  Created by: vmb on Sep 3, 2019 03:19PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 12:33PM by vmb

• Many nodes removed and you didn't developed lymphedema?

  46 Posts 618 Views

  Created by: Yndorian on Apr 9, 2019 05:34PM

  Latest post: Sep 9, 2019 06:11AM by Yndorian1

• heartburn/GERD from Tamoxifen

  17 Posts 101 Views

  Created by: Georgia1 on Aug 24, 2019 10:55AM

  Latest post: Sep 6, 2019 08:40PM by gailmary

• Recall of two lots of fluorouracil injection by Fresenius Kabi

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  Created by: lilacspring on Sep 3, 2019 09:44PM

  Latest post: Sep 3, 2019 09:44PM by lilacspring

• Has anyone used “cold caps” for hair loss

  4 Posts 73 Views

  Created by: Lorirae on Jul 29, 2019 11:36AM

  Latest post: Sep 3, 2019 02:17PM by tinker-bell

• Heartburn from Armidex

  4 Posts 39 Views

  Created by: Missymud on Aug 31, 2019 10:04PM

  Latest post: Sep 1, 2019 03:41PM by wallan

• Which is the worse part of cancer treatment?

  158 Posts 3,363 Views

  Created by: Yndorian1 on Jul 12, 2019 01:32PM

  Latest post: Sep 1, 2019 08:57AM by Turkeypoult

• Now diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, but I'm not convinced.

  44 Posts 1,167 Views

  Created by: thankful4life on Sep 7, 2011 12:29PM

  Latest post: Aug 29, 2019 11:50PM by Mackeyl

• Seroma, dealing with and pain

  3 Posts 31 Views

  Created by: JenniferBC-214 on Aug 27, 2019 02:40PM

  Latest post: Aug 28, 2019 06:31AM by Moderators

• Can't take Hormone Replacement Therapy

  8 Posts 140 Views

  Created by: lmendoza21234 on Aug 23, 2019 11:53AM

  Latest post: Aug 26, 2019 11:46AM by Moderators

• Chemo Brain Lawsuit - Neurotoxicity

  27 Posts 735 Views

  Created by: chemobrainlawsuit on Dec 3, 2016 06:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 25, 2019 11:54AM by PatZy

• Dry cough after breast cancer

  14 Posts 206 Views

  Created by: Virgo73 on Jul 3, 2019 07:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 24, 2019 10:14AM by LoriCA

• Cold Cap Users Past and Present, to Save Hair

  20,997 Posts 452,388 Views

  Created by: Can-D on Jun 14, 2009 05:04PM

  Latest post: Aug 22, 2019 12:44PM by Erob321

• TCHP Chemo Side Effects - Weight Loss (3rd Cycle Completed)

  35 Posts 641 Views

  Created by: ToughMama49 on Jul 12, 2017 11:27AM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2019 08:28PM by Expatmommy79

• Incredibly thin, fine hair, STILL, 3+ years after chemo

  2 Posts 37 Views

  Created by: aggiemegs on Aug 15, 2019 09:40PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2019 02:54PM by Sher0402

• "How Can I Help?" ... What do you say?

  14 Posts 203 Views

  Created by: MountainMia on Jun 15, 2019 07:14AM

  Latest post: Aug 17, 2019 07:52PM by VLH

• Need tips on managing with liver enzyme levels, Ascites

  6 Posts 74 Views

  Created by: HaveFaith526 on Aug 15, 2019 03:49PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 11:28PM by Cowgirl13

• Fatigue months after chemotherapy

  5 Posts 65 Views

  Created by: WC3 on Aug 11, 2019 09:43PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 04:01PM by msphil

• Vaginal dryness

  9 Posts 120 Views

  Created by: Coconut_mom1 on Jul 3, 2019 02:47PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 03:57PM by msphil

• New after double mastectomy - oil cysts keep developing-Q?

  2 Posts 23 Views

  Created by: ps0705 on Jul 24, 2019 04:18PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 08:28AM by ps0705

• Anyone able to stay on Wellbrutin while taking hormone therapy?

  7 Posts 49 Views

  Created by: aprildawn714 on Aug 10, 2019 07:34PM

  Latest post: Aug 15, 2019 11:32AM by aprildawn714

• CONSTIPATION--problem with so many of our drugs

  1,545 Posts 30,465 Views

  Created by: sas-schatzi on Jan 30, 2012 05:49PM

  Latest post: Aug 14, 2019 07:53AM by MinusTwo

• Edema and Anastrozole

  9 Posts 123 Views

  Created by: 88flood17 on Jan 3, 2019 02:55AM

  Latest post: Aug 14, 2019 05:58AM by Cin17

• Bioidentical Progesterone helps sleep, hair & lower risks cancer

  76 Posts 1,468 Views

  Created by: macb04 on Nov 2, 2018 09:05PM

  Latest post: Aug 13, 2019 09:39AM by macb04

• Acquired Immune Deficiency 15 years after AC/T chemo

  3 Posts 65 Views

  Created by: wallan on Aug 6, 2019 07:38PM

  Latest post: Aug 8, 2019 08:25AM by wallan