The most common early side effects are fatigue feeling tired and skin changes.
Side effects of radiation treatment for metastatic breast cancer.
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.
Some common side effects of breast cancer treatment are fatigue pain nausea vomiting decreased blood cell counts hair loss and mouth sores.
On these pages you can read about the kinds of side effects you may experience over the course of your radiation treatment.
Late side effects can take months or even years to develop.
Sexual health issues in women.
A problem that occurs when treatment affects healthy tissues or organs.
Fatigue is feeling exhausted and worn out.
The radiation dose and schedule for metastases depends on a number of factors including.
It can happen all at once or come on slowly.
Skin damage is a common side effect of radiation therapy and having a good skin care routine is.
Common side effects during treatment may include.
Still if you do have fears about side effects it can take away your peace of mind.
Keep in mind that side effects vary from person to person even among people receiving the same type of cancer treatment.
The urgency of the situation pain loss of function size and location of the metastasis for example any previous radiation you may have had.
Radiation not only kills or slows the growth of cancer cells it can also affect nearby healthy cells.
Nausea is rare with radiation therapy to the breast.
There are many different types of side effects.
Side effects tend to be most pronounced toward the end of your radiation treatment.
Over time treatments should become.
You won t lose the hair on your head.
Lowered white blood cell counts.
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.
It can also effectively reduce the risk of metastatic breast cancer growth and progression in people with hormone sensitive tumors.
Many people who get radiation therapy have fatigue.
After your sessions are complete it may be several days or weeks before side effects clear up.
Sexual health issues in men.
Read about the how radiation affects the skin in the managing skin side effects pages.
Sleep problems and insomnia.
Common short term side effects include.
Damage to healthy cells can cause side effects.
Mild to moderate fatigue.
Urinary and bladder problems.
Skin and nail changes.
Rare short or long term side effects.
