Breast Cancer (Treatment Side Effects)

Disease-Free Patients Can Experience Discomfort Years After Surgery

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 5th, 1998

Two to five years after disease-free, female breast cancer patients have undergone a common surgical procedure, nearly one-third can experience mild pain and numbness, while about 8 percent may note an increased frequency of arm or breast inflammation or infection, according a study in the October 1, 1998, issue of Cancer.

Approximately 185,000 new, breast cancer cases are diagnosed every year in the U.S., and primary therapy for most early-stage patients involves surgical removal of the tumor. This therapy generally includes axillary (underarm) lymph node removal. Analysis of dissected axillary lymph nodes can determine if cancer has spread slightly beyond the breast...

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