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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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• Which is the worse part of cancer treatment?

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• Abnormal urinalysis following treatment

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• CONSTIPATION--problem with so many of our drugs

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• Weight Gain After Dx May Be a Bigger Issue Than Thought in Aus

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  Created by: Moderators on Mar 18, 2020 11:23AM

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• Increase in resting heart rate

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• reasonable accommodation for hot flashes?

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• Body Temperature - please help

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  Created by: vampeyes on Feb 17, 2020 02:56PM

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• BCO Podcast: Managing Shoulder Issues After BC Tx

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  Created by: Moderators on Mar 10, 2020 01:32PM

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• Delayed healing after reconstruction

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• Open Letter

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• Ending tamoxifen

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  Created by: CBK on Mar 1, 2020 05:15PM

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• Headaches During Chemo _

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• Major weight gain... looking for insight and advice!

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• Seroma

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• Kanjinti Side Effects?

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• Hematomas after removal of infected tissue e pander

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  Created by: Spookitty on Feb 18, 2020 04:03PM

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• Random Coldness No Adjuvant Therapy

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• Anastrozole side effects- does exercise help?

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  Created by: Sobes on Dec 1, 2019 05:31PM

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• Port Removal - What's it like?

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  Created by: Jaanee on Mar 3, 2008 08:29PM

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• Severe Breast Pain Several Months After Surgery

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  Created by: Nebraska85 on Feb 10, 2020 01:48PM

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