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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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• Need your Tips for Managing Diarrhea

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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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• kicking the Ambien habit--help...

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• Cold Caps Users Past and Present, to Save Hair

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

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

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• 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

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• Xeloda (capcitabine) side effects

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

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• Chemo induced Neuropathy

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

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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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• What do you do all day?

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

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

  272 Posts 6,774 Views

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

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

• 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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• 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

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• 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

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• Open Letter

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

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2020 03:17PM by Colt45

• Insomnia - I need sleep!!! Please help.

  62 Posts 853 Views

  Created by: Faith46 on Jan 15, 2020 03:04AM

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• Seroma

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

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• 10 hour cold cap treatments??!

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  Created by: DropfootCheeks on Aug 11, 2020 08:36PM

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• Fasting benefits

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

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• Shampoo/Conditioner

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  Created by: mtspacekace on Jul 28, 2020 02:35PM

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• Force hair loss

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

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• Long term side effects - fatigue & speech problems

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  Created by: bnhsah2017 on Apr 25, 2020 06:06PM

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• Tamoxifen/Uterine Cancer

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  Created by: khoagland on May 20, 2020 12:43PM

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• Going off HRT Cold Turkey

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  Created by: MsLivvy on Jul 20, 2020 11:46AM

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• Bioidentical Progesterone helps sleep, hair & lower risks cancer

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  Created by: macb04 on Nov 2, 2018 11:05PM

  Latest post: Jul 11, 2020 02:20PM by macb04

• tamoxifen Side effects

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  Created by: Via on Jul 9, 2020 07:47AM

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