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Try losing weight during radiation treatment?

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Question from Brenda: Finished chemo, heading into radiation, also started Herceptin and Arimidex. Had already gained weight before this adventure started. Is Herceptin and AI going to add to that? Feeling pretty good except for some fatigue and numbness/pain in feet. Okay to try to lose weight now?
Answers —Cyndi Thomson, Ph.D., R.D.: I think it's okay to make healthy eating choices and for you to get more physically active, but not to push a highly restrictive diet. Be sensible.
Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H.: If you're having numbness or pain in your feet, I'd bring that up with your physician.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, the Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Weight Management During and After Breast Cancer Treatment. Cyndi Thomson, Ph.D., R.D. and Melinda Irwin Ph.D., M.P.H. answered your questions on managing weight during and after breast cancer treatment.

The materials presented in these conferences do not necessarily reflect the views of breastcancer.org. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product or regimen discussed. All readers should verify all information and data before employing any therapies described here.

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Cyndi Thomson, Ph.D., R.D.Cyndi Thomson, Ph.D., R.D. is an associate professor in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Arizona - with joint appointments in medicine and public health.

Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H. is an assistant professor in the department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine.

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