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October 21, 2026
Breast cancer treatment can change how you eat. Chemotherapy can bring nausea, mouth sores and a metallic taste; radiation can bring fatigue; and some people gain weight during hormone therapy. Meanwhile, friends and the internet offer a…
October 20, 2026
Lymphedema is swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid. After breast cancer, it most often affects the arm or hand on the side that was treated, though it can also affect the breast, chest or back. It can start soon after treatment or…
October 19, 2026
Some breast cancer risk factors can't be changed: being a woman, getting older, your family history, your genes. But others are about how we live, and they add up. Small, steady changes can lower your risk, and many of them help your heart…