Side Effects
Cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, including heart failure and stroke, than people with no history of cancer.
A study suggests lifestyle changes aimed at getting to and maintaining a healthy weight as well as promoting the flow of lymph fluid can help reduce lymphedema risk in women who've been treated for breast cancer.
Non-white women have more severe pain with advanced breast cancer than white women.
A small study has found that a specific type of counseling called cognitive behavioral therapy, along with hypnosis, can help ease the fatigue that often can be a side effect of radiation therapy to treat breast cancer.
Research suggests that people diagnosed with advanced-stage breast or prostate cancer who get Xgeva are about twice as likely to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw compared to people with other advanced-stage cancers treated with Xgeva.
Neuropathy caused by chemotherapy increases the risk of falling.
Having axillary lymph node surgery and being younger are associated with pain lasting 2 months or more after breast cancer surgery.
A very small study shows that lymphaticovenular bypass surgery can ease lymphedema, but the procedure requires special training and is controversial because it may make lymphedema worse if done by an inexperienced surgeon, and it's unclear if the benefits last over time.
Anemia is one of several side effects that radiation can cause. While small, a study found that exercise helped women avoid anemia. This is another reason for women diagnosed with breast cancer to incl...
Wearing a light therapy visor cap at home improved sleep and eased fatigue in women who completed treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
Research suggests that Lexapro, an antidepressant medicine, can lower the number and severity of hot flashes in some menopausal women.
To provide practical approaches to managing cancer pain, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) developed a special series of 14 articles on pain in people with cancer, including breast cancer.
To help doctors and patients understand which complementary therapies are safe and effective for people diagnosed with breast cancer, the Society for Integrative Oncology has published guidelines.
Using bioimpedance spectroscopy to measure lymph fluid build-up seems better than using a tape measure to keep track of arm circumference for detecting lymphedema, according to interim study results.
Women who received radiation therapy using a special technique known as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), were 17% less likely to develop scaling or peeling skin in the area exposed to radiation compared to women who got radiation therapy using traditional techniques.
Being older and having lower cognitive reserve levels may increase the risk of cognitive problems during and after chemotherapy.
Researchers have developed a tool that may help doctors figure out who has the highest risk of fatigue after breast cancer treatment.
A study suggests that a web-based program called InSight, sold as BrainHQ, can ease cognitive problems in people who've been treated for cancer.
Losing weight may help ease lymphedema in obese women after breast cancer surgery.
Side effects cause many women to stop taking hormonal therapy medicine earlier than prescribed a new study reports.
Herceptin may cause heart problems; still, a study has found that most older women being treated with Herceptin don't receive heart monitoring that follows current guidelines.
A research letter estimates that modern radiation therapy techniques are less likely to cause heart problems than radiation therapy techniques used 20 or more years ago.
A study has found that the Strength After Breast Cancer program, an education and gradual exercise program, can be successfully implemented in a larger, real-world setting. The study also found certain factors that could make the program less successful and offered solutions.
A new study has found that exercise eases joint pain that's a common side effect of aromatase inhibitors.