Health knowledge made personal
Ask a Health Maven

Featured Health Experts

post radiation complications of breast cancer communitiesCommunities related to post radiation complications of breast cancer

 

post radiation complications of breast cancer membersMembers related to post radiation complications of breast cancer

 
penal008 California
islandgirl Dearborn, Michigan
judy m. alexandria, EG
ellen dublin, XE
Maryann bethesda, Maryland

post radiation complications of breast cancer Blogs and DiscussionsArticles

 
Can some breast cancers just "go away"? Data mining says maybe, but it's complicated. by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor of some breast cancers possibly going away without treatment. As I do a lot of breast cancer related surgery... Natural History of Invasive Breast Cancers Detected by Screening Mammography" and can be read online here...
Bone Complications in Breast Cancer by PinkRibbons .. why bone complications would occur in breast cancer. One is that the tumor itself can invade the bone...: But there are effective treatments available for breast cancer patients with bone complications. Pain medications...
Single Dose Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy? by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor radiation therapy given in a single dose during breast cancer surgery that apparently does not require the standard 5-6 weeks of post-operative radiation therapy.  According to the Cancer Treatment Centers...
Shorter Course of Radiation Effective and Safe for Some Women with Early-stage Breast Cancer by Cancer.gov to standard radiation therapy for some women with early-stage breast cancer. A trial testing this approach..., had the longest follow-up results of any study to date of hypofractionated radiation therapy for breast cancer...
FDA Clears Hologic's MammoSite(R) Multi Lumen Radiation Therapy – Breast Cancer by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Site(R) ML Radiation Therapy System for the Treatment of... | Reuters Related Reading: Breast Cancer Treatments... about the Mammosite procedure a few months ago.  Breast Cancer Treatments – What is a MammoSite? The procedure...
Breast Cancer Part II: Breastfeeding after Breast Cancer by Debra .. Registered Dietician would seem to be protective against breast cancer. However, this theory is complicated by the fact that prolactin receptor... A "Before and After" theme: Breast Cancer Part I discussed how breastfeeding and other lifestyle...
Breast Cancer primer and a new wrinkle in breast cancer treatment by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor of Cancer, Debate on How to Proceed" about the phenomena and controversy over breast cancer "micrometastasis" to lymph nodes. I do a lot of breast cancer related surgery and have this kind of discussion frequently...
Breast Cancer primer and a new wrinkle in breast cancer treatment by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor of Cancer, Debate on How to Proceed" about the phenomena and controversy over breast cancer "micrometastasis" to lymph nodes. I do a lot of breast cancer related surgery and have this kind of discussion frequently...
UCLA Oncology Radiation Study Reshaping Radiation Techniques - Extending Survival Rates For Patients with Brain Cancer - Stem Ce by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Cancer Center has found. Patients who underwent high doses of radiation that hit the specific neural..., said Dr. Frank Pajonk, an associate professor of radiation oncology, a cancer center researcher and senior...
Radiation Therapy for Cancer by Cancer.gov Radiation Therapy for Cancer Key Points Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA (see Questions 1 and 2...

post radiation complications of breast cancer trusted partner sitesTrusted Partner Sites

 
Tamoxifen precautions
What precautions or tests should be done when on Tamoxifen (post- chemotherapy and radiation) for breast cancer in a premenopausal woman? Since Tamoxifen could increase the chance of ovarian or uterine cancers, should one have ultrasound for ovaries and uterus or is other imaging done? How frequentlycrap

MammoSite: A Survivor's Story
phone rang. It was Margie [the director of our cancer center's breast program]. And I knew right away..., she was considered “right on the line” for chemo. Dani and her doctors decided to treat her cancer with radiation....   A month later, IDC became part of the Mammosite protocol. I saw the radiation team for two post...crap

What Happens at a Breast Tumor Board?
.   These people gather every other week to review complicated cases and also discuss an overview of breast cancer.... It is a gathering of breast surgeons, radiation oncologist and medical oncologists along with pathologists... who is devoted to breast cancer patients (more in another blog), our patient navigator, the cancer center...crap

Daughter's childhood memory of Mom's battles with breast cancer
My mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 10 years old (she was 40).  I didn... through chemotherapy and radiation.  I remember this second time she had cancer, she had to buy a wig (which she ended... into remission for 13 years before she had to battle cancer again.  In my next post, I'll share...crap

San Antonio 2010 Take Aways: Drug News
  Every December, people interested in breast cancer travel from around the world to San Antonio, Texas, to learn about the latest research in breast cancer.  What makes this meeting special is that researchers, oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, patient advocates, and others involved in breast...crap

Linda's Life with Cancer: Single Moms with Cancer.. Finding the Positive
I had to laugh when I read PJ's SharePost about using my cancer card....it is such a great post I hope everyone reads it.   Cancer does bring appreciation to ones life, but I guess... up in the parking lot of the cancer center I remember I practically lived there last summer. I cannot believe...crap

Sharing Breast Cancer Treatment Stories with Other Women
than imagining.) You’re in a group of women, women who’ve had breast cancer. The talk shifts, as it always does... is one of those times. Too often, I’ve been in a group of breast cancer conquerors (a.k.a. survivors... has to be more difficult than the one before–more treatment, more complications, a tougher prognosis. To put it bluntly, it...crap

When Treatment Fails: Facing Death
by the National Institutes of Health), about 1 in 5 women with breast cancer will die from that cancer, or its complications. 1 in 5. Just twenty percent. If you have breast cancer, your odds of surviving... When you were diagnosed with breast cancer, what was your first thought? “I’m going to die...crap

Feisty women fight Breast Cancer
I am the Mom of a newly diagnosed breast cancer daughter, and in the process of gathering... her brain about her past experiences with patients with breast cancer she said that some who had chosen... about breast cancer, but realized that there were many different views.  I was going...crap

Book Review: What Atul Gawande's Newest Book Means for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
, and certainly into life after breast cancer. Gawande, the modern definition of a Renaissance man..., rather than the outward abilities, which make someone a truly brilliant surgeon. On the Shelves of a Breast Cancer Survivor's Personal Library Since receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in 2001, my library...crap