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Nearly 20% of breast cancer survivors may experience weight gain of more than 10% after their treatment. That’s according to new research presented this weekend at the Endocrine Society’s ENDO ...
Upper-limb dysfunction is a common side effect of breast cancer treatment. [65] Shoulder range of motion can be impaired after surgery. Exercise can meaningfully improve should range of motion in women with breast cancer. [65] An exercise programme can be started early after surgery, if it does not negatively affect wound drainage. [65] [66] [67]
[32] [33] The National Breast Cancer Foundation have stated that "eating too much of any food can contribute to weight gain, obesity, and health issues, which can in turn increase breast cancer risk, but there is no direct link between sugar and breast cancer. Consuming sugar in moderation as part of a healthy diet does not cause breast cancer".
Observational studies of systemic HRT after breast cancer are generally reassuring. If HRT is necessary after breast cancer, estrogen-only therapy or estrogen therapy with a progestogen may be safer options than combined systemic therapy. [80] In women who are BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers, HRT does not appear to impact breast cancer risk. [81]
Bristol Palin Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Bristol Palin gave an update on how she was faring after her ninth breast reconstruction surgery earlier this year. “I’ve been pretty MIA for a year ...
Baywatch star Nicole Eggert shared a health update regarding her year-long (and counting) journey with breast cancer.. In December 2023, Eggert was told she had stage 2 of a rare, slow-growing ...
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]
Postoperative pain is common following breast surgery. The incidence of poorly controlled acute postoperative pain following breast cancer surgery ranges between 14.0% to 54.1%. [11] Regional anaesthesia is superior compared to general anaesthesia for the prevention of persistent postoperative pain three to 12 months after breast cancer surgery ...