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1. I have to have radiotherapy following surgery for an early breast cancer. I can’t have it for 12 weeks, will this delay reduce my chances of being cured?
last reviewed: 14.01.2006
2. I am going to have surgery for a breast cancer and have been told I will need a full 'axillary clearance' of the lymph nodes under my arm. They also say I will need radiotherapy. Does this mean I will get a swollen arm?
last reviewed: 25.01.2006
3. I am concerned about the possible long term side effects of radiotherapy on my heart. I am having treatment for a left sided breast cancer.
last reviewed: 14.04.2004
4. I am soon to have radiotherapy following a diagnosis of breast cancer. Are there any specific things I need to do to protect or look after my skin? I am African-Caribbean.
last reviewed: 01.06.2006
5. Why do some women with breast cancer have a boost of radiotherapy to their breast as well as standard radiotherapy?
last reviewed: 14.04.2004
6. I had radiotherapy two months ago following a mastectomy for breast cancer. I have now become breathless and my doctors say I have radiation pneumonitis. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 01.06.2006
7. Is the amount of radiotherapy used after breast cancer surgery being reduced?
last reviewed: 27.07.2006
All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.