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posted 09/05/2007, comments (2)
Can radiation and chemo for type 1 Breast C. lead to dementia
I have seen multi infarct dementia in my mother. I now have a friend who is the primary care giver for her mother with Type 1 breast cancer. The person with cancer has finished radiation and still has 3 more months of chemo------do not know what meds she is taking. Within the last 2 weeks this person has become argumemtative and... Read more
posted 07/04/2007, comments (7)
Treatment for nonlactational mastitis following radiation for breast cancer
I would like to know if there is anyone who has developed nonlactational mastitis following radiatiion for breast cancer. My surgeon says I am the first one she has ever encountered. I have been under treatment by this doctor but I am having trouble because of allergies to medication. I can only take 3 antibiotics, keflex (which I apparently... Read more
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posted 03/22/2007, comment (1)
Radiation, Hormones Can Help Breast Cancer Patients Over Age 65 Avoid Recurrence
A recent study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine indicates that older women (defined as over age 65) who’ve had a lumpectomy can dramatically reduce their risk of both a cancer recurrence, and new tumors, by undergoing radiation therapy; and by taking tamoxifen, a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen in the... Read more
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posted 03/05/2007, comments (0)
Guide to Radiation
As one of HealthCentral's Expert Patients, I have written a guide to radiation.When it comes to breast cancer treatment, radiation can seem like awalk in the park compared to major surgery and months of chemotherapy.For me, it was a breeze. I had already survived a lumpectomy andchemotherapy before my turn at radiation. I’d endured hair... Read more
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