| Breast cancer in itself is hard enough to go through | | | | which can last up to 10 years - and gaining weight |
| for any woman. Treatment can be quite invasive, and | | | | slowly over these years, premenopausal women can |
| riddled with side effects. One of these side effects is | | | | gain all this weight much quicker as a result of |
| weight gain. Although this is a common symptom of | | | | prematurely induced menopause. |
| treatment, it does not have to be inevitable. | | | | Lifestyle Factors Which May Also Cause Weight Gain |
| Women with breast cancer who are going through | | | | in Breast Cancer Patients |
| treatment are more susceptible to gaining weight if | | | | A healthy lifestyle generally induces a healthy weight. |
| they are premenopausal and are receiving | | | | Proper diet and exercise helps a person maintain a |
| chemotherapy as part of their treatment regimen. | | | | healthy weight, and can prevent weight gain. Some |
| Women who are postmenopausal, and those who | | | | studies have shown that many of the women who |
| are only receiving radiation as their treatment are not | | | | did gain more weight throughout their cancer |
| as likely to put on weight throughout treatment. | | | | treatments were actually less active than their |
| Why Women Can Gain Weight Through Cancer | | | | thinner counterparts. This, coupled with the |
| Treatment | | | | chemotherapy, can result in more weight gained |
| Studies have been conducted to determine whether | | | | throughout treatment. |
| or not chemotherapy is to blame for some women's | | | | Breast cancer treatment is very invasive and |
| weight gain through cancer treatment. These studies | | | | exhausting, so it is no wonder why women who are |
| concluded that women who received chemo as part | | | | going through this have no energy to exercise and |
| of their treatment gained twice as much weight as | | | | stay active. In addition, many of these women may |
| those who did not receive chemo. In addition, | | | | become depressed, which further creates a |
| women under the age of 55 were more likely to gain | | | | sedentary lifestyle. Any depression drugs may cause |
| as opposed to women over the age of 55. | | | | even further weight gain. |
| It isn't quite known why premenopausal women are | | | | Breast cancer, like many other cancers, is a tough |
| more likely to gain weight than older women. Some | | | | disease to go through. Sometimes the treatment can |
| experts have speculated that it may be due to the | | | | be worse than the disease itself. It's important to |
| possibility that chemotherapy can actually induce | | | | have a good support team behind you, that can |
| premature menopause. Since menopause slows down | | | | keep your spirits up, and hopefully encourage you to |
| the metabolism, this can be a great cause of weight | | | | stay as healthy as possible. |
| gain. Instead of going through natural menopause - | | | | |