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Topic: Side Effects (view all topics)

Tags for topic Side Effects:

• Bone loss
• Fatigue
• Heart problems
• Hot flashes
• Joint pain
• Lymphedema
• Memory loss
• Nausea
• Pain
• Weakness

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• Women Taking Statins Have Fewer Heart Problems During Anthracycline Chemotherapy

  Published on January 14, 2013 at 5:59 am

  • Tags: Anthracyclines, Standard, Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin), Doxil (chemical name: doxorubicin), Ellence (chemical name: epirubicin), and Heart problems

  A study found that women who were taking a statin during and after being treated for breast cancer with anthracycline chemotherapy had fewer heart problems than women who weren’t taking a statin.

• Heart Problems Happen More Often Than Thought in Older Women After Herceptin Treatment

  Published on November 20, 2012 at 5:10 am

  • Tags: Heart problems, Herceptin, and Adjuvant

  A large study has found that older women diagnosed with early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer treated with Herceptin have a higher risk of heart failure than women who didn’t get Herceptin.

• Lying Face Down for Radiation Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer May Protect Healthy Tissue

  Published on September 11, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Standard (most typical), Breast, After surgery, External, and Heart problems

  A study suggests that lying face down to receive radiation therapy to the breast area reduces the amount of radiation that unintentionally reaches the heart and lungs.

• Women at Risk for Heart Problems After Breast Cancer Treatment

  Published on October 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Heart problems

  A small study shows that the risk of a serious heart problem, such as a stroke or heart attack, often is the same or greater than the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

• Changes in Heart Rate May Cause Sleeping Problems During Treatment

  Published on October 15, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Heart problems

  Changes in heart rate patterns and cortisol levels seem to be linked to sleeping problems in women being treated for advanced (metastatic) breast cancer.