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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.

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• Need tips on managing with liver enzyme levels, Ascites

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• Cold Caping during AC/T Regimen

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

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• Recall of two lots of fluorouracil injection by Fresenius Kabi

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• Has anyone used “cold caps” for hair loss

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• Heartburn from Armidex

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• Can't take Hormone Replacement Therapy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• Fatigue months after chemotherapy

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

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• Vaginal dryness

  9 Posts 167 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?

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

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

• Edema and Anastrozole

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• Acquired Immune Deficiency 15 years after AC/T chemo

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

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• Arm Hair Removal Method?

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  Created by: turmericlover on Jul 30, 2019 12:19AM

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• ONJ with bone and liver met

  4 Posts 94 Views

  Created by: thria157 on May 27, 2019 04:36PM

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• Questiom

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  Created by: Dyannah on Aug 4, 2019 07:55PM

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• Latex sensitivity and cross-reactivity with food

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  Created by: speech529 on Aug 2, 2019 12:57AM

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• Ugh.... tooth abscess????

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  Created by: Megan_C on Aug 1, 2019 01:54PM

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• Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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• Hot Flashes in Heatwaves and Humidex

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  Created by: BCat34 on Jul 27, 2019 11:56AM

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• Will CT Scans from BC pick up other cancers?

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  Created by: Avh112 on Jul 27, 2019 12:08PM

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• Which dry ice cold cap company to select?

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• Anyone with heart issues?

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• BC TX caused my AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) Anyone else?

  8 Posts 151 Views

  Created by: HappyHammer on Jul 16, 2019 11:08AM

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• Weight gain during chemotherapy?

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  Created by: Dallas105 on Mar 31, 2019 09:46AM

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• Modafinil and Fatigue

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  Created by: TLeeA on Jun 20, 2019 04:21AM

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