Keep in mind that side effects vary from person to person even among people receiving the same type of cancer treatment.
Side effects of radiation treatment for metastatic breast cancer.
Some people experience mild discomfort or pain around the breast or stiffness in the shoulder area.
The most common early side effects are fatigue feeling tired and skin changes.
Other early side effects usually are related to the area being treated such as hair loss and mouth problems when radiation treatment is given to this area.
Over time treatments should become.
Rare short or long term side effects.
There are many different types of side effects.
Sleep problems and insomnia.
Read about the how radiation affects the skin in the managing skin side effects pages.
Still if you do have fears about side effects it can take away your peace of mind.
However you may lose some hair under your arm or on the breast or chest area getting radiation this may be a concern for some men with breast cancer.
Skin and nail changes.
Lowered white blood cell counts.
It can also effectively reduce the risk of metastatic breast cancer growth and progression in people with hormone sensitive tumors.
Damage to healthy cells can cause side effects.
Late side effects can take months or even years to develop.
Take pressure off a pinched nerve that might be causing pain numbness or weakness.
Nausea is rare with radiation therapy to the breast.
You won t lose the hair on your head.
Side effects tend to be most pronounced toward the end of your radiation treatment.
Sexual health issues in men.
Common short term side effects include.
The radiation dose and schedule for metastases depends on a number of factors including.
Sexual health issues in women.
On these pages you can read about the kinds of side effects you may experience over the course of your radiation treatment.
Some common side effects of breast cancer treatment are fatigue pain nausea vomiting decreased blood cell counts hair loss and mouth sores.
Skin damage is a common side effect of radiation therapy and having a good skin care routine is.
The urgency of the situation pain loss of function size and location of the metastasis for example any previous radiation you may have had.
A problem that occurs when treatment affects healthy tissues or organs.
Many people who get radiation therapy have fatigue.
Common side effects during treatment may include.
Hormone therapy following surgery radiation or chemotherapy has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in people with early stage hormone sensitive breast cancers.
After your sessions are complete it may be several days or weeks before side effects clear up.
Radiation not only kills or slows the growth of cancer cells it can also affect nearby healthy cells.
Mild to moderate fatigue.
