HealthTalk Staff, www.everydayhealth.com
Due to the many improvements in breast cancer treatment, and the reduction in side effects from these treatments, many women with metastatic breast cancer are living longer active lives. Side effects have not completely disappeared from the picture, however. Here are some tips for dealing with the most common side effects of treatment for metastatic breast cancer and for staying in good overall health while you’re getting treatment. How to Deal With Side Effects Pain Cancer that has spread...
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Diana Rodriguez, www.everydayhealth.com
Being diagnosed with breast cancer and considering treatment options gives you plenty to think about. But one more thing that you should consider, if you want to have children, is how breast cancer and chemotherapy can affect fertility. Breast cancer treatment's effects on fertility may be temporary or permanent, and each woman may be affected differently. But it's important to understand what can happen and what options are available to you if you want to have the option of having children...
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Links between breast cancer and environmental toxic exposures have not been firmly established. Chemicals known as organo-chlorines, often found in pesticides including the banned substance DDT, have been studied as a possible cause of breast cancer, but studies have not confirmed this relationship. In fact, the large-scale Nurses' Health Study found no link between breast cancer and either DDT or PCB, another organo-chlorine. However, smoking for many years may increase the risk of breast...
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The connection between diet and breast cancer has been rigorously studied, but research has failed to establish a strong association between breast cancer and any foods, vitamins, or nutrients. Of all the nutrients studied, folic acid appears to be the most protective, but the findings are preliminary, and research on a variety of foods and nutrients is ongoing. In the meantime, researchers advise that it's best to avoid diet extremes and to eat a broad variety of foods in moderate amounts...
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