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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 12:24PM

  Latest post: Aug 12, 2011 12:24PM by Moderators

• Need your ​Tips for Traveling with Breast Cancer​

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 30, 2019 11:03AM

  Latest post: Aug 14, 2019 03:59PM by Moderators

• Need your Tips for Managing Diarrhea

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 30, 2019 10:52AM

  Latest post: Aug 7, 2019 04:10PM by kdrake1007

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

  14 Posts 179 Views

  Created by: MountainMia on Jun 15, 2019 08:14AM

  Latest post: 14 hours ago by VLH

• Need tips on managing with liver enzyme levels, Ascites

  6 Posts 54 Views

  Created by: HaveFaith526 on Aug 15, 2019 04:49PM

  Latest post: Aug 17, 2019 12:28AM by Cowgirl13

• Fatigue months after chemotherapy

  5 Posts 57 Views

  Created by: WC3 on Aug 11, 2019 10:43PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 05:01PM by msphil

• Vaginal dryness

  9 Posts 105 Views

  Created by: Coconut_mom1 on Jul 3, 2019 03:47PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 04:57PM by msphil

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

  2 Posts 19 Views

  Created by: ps0705 on Jul 24, 2019 05:18PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 09:28AM by ps0705

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

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  Created by: aggiemegs on Aug 15, 2019 10:40PM

  Latest post: Aug 15, 2019 10:40PM by aggiemegs

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

  7 Posts 45 Views

  Created by: aprildawn714 on Aug 10, 2019 08:34PM

  Latest post: Aug 15, 2019 12:32PM by aprildawn714

• CONSTIPATION--problem with so many of our drugs

  1,545 Posts 30,422 Views

  Created by: sas-schatzi on Jan 30, 2012 06:49PM

  Latest post: Aug 14, 2019 08:53AM by MinusTwo

• Edema and Anastrozole

  9 Posts 118 Views

  Created by: 88flood17 on Jan 3, 2019 03:55AM

  Latest post: Aug 14, 2019 06:58AM by Cin17

• Bioidentical Progesterone helps sleep, hair & lower risks cancer

  76 Posts 1,447 Views

  Created by: macb04 on Nov 2, 2018 10:05PM

  Latest post: Aug 13, 2019 10:39AM by macb04

• Which is the worse part of cancer treatment?

  139 Posts 2,608 Views

  Created by: Yndorian1 on Jul 12, 2019 02:32PM

  Latest post: Aug 12, 2019 04:02PM by trinigirl50

• Acquired Immune Deficiency 15 years after AC/T chemo

  3 Posts 51 Views

  Created by: wallan on Aug 6, 2019 08:38PM

  Latest post: Aug 8, 2019 09:25AM by wallan

• Arm Hair Removal Method?

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  Created by: turmericlover on Jul 30, 2019 01:19AM

  Latest post: Aug 8, 2019 07:33AM by OnTarget

• ONJ with bone and liver met

  4 Posts 67 Views

  Created by: thria157 on May 27, 2019 05:36PM

  Latest post: Aug 7, 2019 06:22PM by thria157

• Letrozole side effects (DRY EYE, Fatigue)

  9 Posts 55 Views

  Created by: llthomp2 on Jul 26, 2019 08:48AM

  Latest post: Aug 7, 2019 02:46PM by Moderators

• Dry cough after breast cancer

  10 Posts 116 Views

  Created by: Virgo73 on Jul 3, 2019 08:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 7, 2019 10:20AM by Anotherone

• Questiom

  3 Posts 58 Views

  Created by: Dyannah on Aug 4, 2019 08:55PM

  Latest post: Aug 5, 2019 09:27AM by gb2115

• Has anyone used “cold caps” for hair loss

  3 Posts 48 Views

  Created by: Lorirae on Jul 29, 2019 12:36PM

  Latest post: Aug 2, 2019 09:45PM by nolongerdocile

• Latex sensitivity and cross-reactivity with food

  3 Posts 19 Views

  Created by: speech529 on Aug 2, 2019 01:57AM

  Latest post: Aug 2, 2019 07:00PM by speech529

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

  23 Posts 516 Views

  Created by: macb04 on Nov 6, 2018 10:37PM

  Latest post: Jul 31, 2019 12:23AM by macb04

• Cancer Treatment Centers of America

  52 Posts 1,885 Views

  Created by: HazelFrances on Sep 2, 2015 12:26AM

  Latest post: Jul 30, 2019 03:48PM by Scrafgal

• Pain after Biozorb marker implantation and radiation treatment

  16 Posts 168 Views

  Created by: Amelia66 on Jul 29, 2017 08:32PM

  Latest post: Jul 28, 2019 12:03PM by Georgia1

• Hot Flashes in Heatwaves and Humidex

  2 Posts 30 Views

  Created by: BCat34 on Jul 27, 2019 12:56PM

  Latest post: Jul 28, 2019 10:58AM by WC3

• Will CT Scans from BC pick up other cancers?

  6 Posts 124 Views

  Created by: Avh112 on Jul 27, 2019 01:08PM

  Latest post: Jul 27, 2019 10:49PM by Scrafgal

• Cold Cap Users Past and Present, to Save Hair

  20,996 Posts 452,002 Views

  Created by: Can-D on Jun 14, 2009 06:04PM

  Latest post: Jul 25, 2019 11:42PM by teaka123

• Which dry ice cold cap company to select?

  1 Posts 7 Views

  Created by: teaka123 on Jul 22, 2019 02:08PM

  Latest post: Jul 22, 2019 02:08PM by teaka123

• Anyone with heart issues?

  4 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: HarleyB on May 28, 2019 07:59PM

  Latest post: Jul 20, 2019 12:22PM by cp418