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Long Term Health Issues

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Many of the health issues related to breast cancer treatment will resolve within weeks or months of when you finish treatment, but several can continue for many years afterward, or even for the rest of your life. 
 

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Lymphedema

Menopausal Symptoms

Bone Health

 

 

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Women who receive a type of partial-breast radiation called brachytherapy may have higher rates of breast cancer recurrence and side effects.
Mammograms starting at age 40 may have an acceptable balance of risks and benefits for women with extremely dense breasts or a family history of the...
Although breast cancer-related fatigue is common, it generally runs a self-limiting course and does not persist as long as people had thought;...