Understanding Neuropathic Pain Following Breast Cancer Surgery
Persistent pain following treatment for breast cancer is common and often imprecisely labeled as post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS). PMPS is…
Chemotherapy And Weight Gain
When receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, many people have a long list of questions about why, how, and what’s next.…
A Compression Bra Is an Essential Miracle Bra
What is Lymphedema? Your surgeon may have removed lymph nodes during your mastectomy or treated certain areas with radiation during…
Radiotherapy Treatments
Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment and, along with chemotherapy and surgery, is one of…
Skip The Manicure For Now
It’s not at all unusual for chemotherapy to affect your nails. That said, it’s not an incidental symptom that you…
What Did You Say?
While life-saving, many cancer chemotherapy drugs come with serious side effects. These include hearing-related side effects such as hearing loss,…
How Cancer Treatments Affect Your Skin
Minor skin problems are common side effects of Chemotherapy. These side effects occur because the treatment affects normal and cancer…
Cancer Treatments May Affect Your Taste And Smell
If having cancer treatments, it’s common to experience a bad taste in your mouth. Chemotherapy is known for causing a bitter, metallic, or chemical taste in the mouth (‘chemo mouth’), with around half of people treated reporting taste changes.