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