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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 01:24PM

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• Need your Tips for Managing Diarrhea

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 30, 2019 11:52AM

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• Need your ​Tips for Traveling with Breast Cancer​

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 30, 2019 12:03PM

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• Cold Caps Users Past and Present, to Save Hair

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

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  Created by: thankful4life on Sep 7, 2011 02:29PM

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• Fasting benefits

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  Created by: SerenitySTAT on Nov 25, 2018 12:43AM

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• What I Wish I Knew At the Beginning of Treatment!

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  Created by: TonLee on Dec 10, 2012 08:49AM

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• kicking the Ambien habit--help...

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  Created by: weesa on Jan 3, 2010 02:38PM

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• 1st chemo treatment caused severe acne reaction. Help!

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  Created by: Cali-gal-in-ID on Nov 11, 2020 11:10AM

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• Delayed allergic reaction to Taxotere

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  Created by: mcichoracki on Jul 12, 2017 05:06PM

  Latest post: Nov 22, 2020 05:46PM by Octoberwind

• Pain after Biozorb marker implantation and radiation treatment

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  Created by: Amelia66 on Jul 29, 2017 09:32PM

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• Open Letter

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  Created by: Colt45 on Feb 25, 2013 07:38PM

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• Chemo induced Neuropathy

  8 Posts 112 Views

  Created by: stokerfan on Sep 8, 2020 12:18AM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2020 09:19AM by Nsbrown54

• Letrozole side effects (DRY EYE, Fatigue)

  23 Posts 274 Views

  Created by: llthomp2 on Jul 26, 2019 09:48AM

  Latest post: Oct 22, 2020 02:00PM by mattiej

• What's Next after treatments?

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  Created by: Cutie on Oct 14, 2020 11:47PM

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• Brain fog

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  Created by: Llucy on Oct 13, 2020 08:18PM

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• Seroma

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  Created by: DorothyB on Nov 1, 2019 01:17PM

  Latest post: Oct 12, 2020 07:22PM by ceanna

• Which is the worse part of cancer treatment?

  169 Posts 4,225 Views

  Created by: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Jul 12, 2019 03:32PM

  Latest post: Oct 5, 2020 01:35PM by Trishyla

• Force hair loss

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  Created by: Seilien on Jul 27, 2020 02:58PM

  Latest post: Oct 2, 2020 08:56PM by PNW

• Living with extreme neuropathy

  101 Posts 1,939 Views

  Created by: Jbakerwebb on Nov 16, 2016 10:14AM

  Latest post: Sep 29, 2020 03:59PM by MinusTwo

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

  12 Posts 163 Views

  Created by: aprildawn714 on Aug 10, 2019 09:34PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2020 09:29PM by aprildawn714

• Cardiotoxicity due to chemo

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  Created by: herblady1 on Sep 13, 2020 03:26PM

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• Using medical marijuana while in recovery from addiction?

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  Created by: siennamitori on Sep 11, 2020 02:42PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2020 05:57PM by siennamitori

• Xeloda (capcitabine) side effects

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  Created by: NinaCA on Jul 19, 2020 02:03AM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2020 12:23AM by NinaCA

• What do you do all day?

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  Created by: Seilien on Sep 5, 2020 04:48AM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2020 10:43AM by Spookiesmom

• List of all of the Side Effects I deal with that wreak my QOL

  272 Posts 6,839 Views

  Created by: macb04 on Nov 6, 2018 11:37PM

  Latest post: Sep 1, 2020 04:49PM by macb04

• Anemia

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  Created by: phet7178 on Aug 25, 2020 04:23AM

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• Trigger thumb surgery and lymphedema risk

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  Created by: KBeee on Aug 18, 2020 10:26AM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2020 12:36PM by KBeee

• CONSTIPATION--problem with so many of our drugs

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  Created by: sas-schatzi on Jan 30, 2012 07:49PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2020 10:48AM by MinusTwo

• Does Ibrance Cause Neuropathy or Not?

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  Created by: buttonsmachine on Jul 12, 2020 05:02PM

  Latest post: Aug 17, 2020 07:35PM by buttonsmachine