Breast Cancer Treatment Radiation Side Effects

However you may lose some hair under your arm or on the breast or chest area getting radiation this may be a concern for some men with breast cancer.

Breast cancer treatment radiation side effects. Urinary and bladder changes. Rapidly growing cells such as cancer cells are more susceptible to the effects of radiation therapy than are normal cells. Long term side effects occur months or years after treatment has ended. On these pages you can read about the kinds of side effects you may experience over the course of your radiation treatment.

If you re getting radiation therapy to the breast. If you have radiation to the breast it can affect your heart or lungs as well causing other side effects. Breast swelling from fluid build up lymphedema. Radiation to the breast can cause.

Short term side effects occur during the treatment or directly afterward usually within 6. The x rays or particles are painless and invisible. Skin irritation dryness and color changes. Treatment areas and possible side effects.

You won t lose the hair on your head. Radiation therapy for breast cancer uses high energy x rays protons or other particles to kill cancer cells. What are the side effects of radiation for breast cancer. Sexual problems men fertility problems men sexual problems women fertility problems women skin changes.

Rare short or long term side effects.