About Breast Cancer: Radiation And Your Heart

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Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Daily Life From Pam Stephan, your Guide to Breast Cancer Radiation is getting more targeted, but it still goes in a straight line. That means that while it is aimed at your breast tumor, it may also travel through other parts of you! Breast Cancer Radiation Sometimes Harms Hearts Before I started treatments for breast cancer, I consulted a radiologist. He asked about my diagnosis, explained how radiation treatments could help, and then did an examination. After looking me over he said, "We could kill your cancer, but your heart might receive some damage and your left lung might develop some stiffness." Oh nice, I thought, just more risks that I wanted to hear about! Search Related Topics:  radiation  breast cancer  radiotherapy Chemorella - Quimiorela: New Book! I've always enjoyed comic books. So I was very eager to check out Chemorella, a breast cancer story in the form of a graphic novel. It is the almost-autobiographical story of comedian Katy Franco, and like her, it is bilingual! This book is all kinds of good. Here's my review. Chemo Drugs and Hair Loss I was very surprised to learn that not all chemo drugs will cause hair loss. When I was diagnosed, my hair was down to my hips and had been around so long it was a member of the family! So I told my oncologist that I only wanted the non-hair-killing chemo. He totally didn't appreciate that. Search Related Topics:  chemotherapy  hair loss  side effects Caring for Your Chemo Curls My post-chemo hair was not pretty but I loved it - after all, I had grown it myself! It felt a bit like steel wool though, and was hard to deal with. I consulted an experienced hairdresser, and she rescued me. Search Related Topics:  hair care  chemotherapy  cancer recovery Related Searches Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment Cancer Treatment Lung Cancer Staging Ovarian Cancer Signs Featured Articles Risk and Prevention Newly Diagnosed - What You Need to Know Before Starting Treatment Is It Breast Cancer? - Diagnosis, Tests, Results Treatment Options for Breast Cancer Support and Resources - During and After Treatment Life During Treatment - Self Care, Side Effects, Reconstruction   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Pam Stephan Breast Cancer Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Breast Cancer newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads What is Breast Cancer? Symptoms of Breast Cancer Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Treatments for Breast Cancer Preventing Breast Cancer   Follow me on: Advertisement