| Radiation therapy is a simple, painless,
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| | progresses. Faint pinkness of the skin,
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| and generally well-tolerated tool for
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| | brisk redness, sun burnt sensation,
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| treating and even curing breast cancer.
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| | dryness, itching, peeling, darkening like
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| One of the most common side effects of
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| | a suntan, blistering, and moist oozing
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| radiation therapy to the breast (after a
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| | can occur.When the reaction is severe,
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| lumpectomy) or to the chest wall (after a
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| | such as a brisk redness that evolves into
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| mastectomy) is skin irritation. The
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| | blistering and moist weeping of the skin,
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| reaction and its extent differ for every
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| | women receive a treatment break, usually
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| woman. Because radiation therapy is often
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| | lasting a week or two. This rest is
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| such an important part of breast cancer
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| | usually sufficient to alleviate the worst
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| treatment, it is important to know how to
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| | symptoms. When necessary, doctors can
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| mitigate its side effects in order to
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| | prescribe therapeutic creams. Radiation
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| gain the greatest benefit from the
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| | can be resumed once the reaction
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| therapy.Coping with Skin
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| | resolves.Treating the ReactionDuring
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| IrritationRadiation-induced skin
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| | radiation therapy, women can avoid
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| reactions are more likely to occur in
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| | chafing the irradiated skin by going
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| people who received chemotherapy shortly
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| | braless or by wearing a cotton sports bra
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| before or during radiation therapy and in
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| | without an underwire that fits well below
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| women who have a prominent fold under the
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| | the crease of the breast or the
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| crease of the breast. In fact, this area
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| | irradiated skin of the chest wall. Women
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| and the underarm are the most common
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| | who can go braless altogether, should.
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| areas of the breast to sustain a skin
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| | If that is not a comfortable solution,
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| reaction. Most skin reactions resolve
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| | women should wear a bra as infrequently
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| within a few weeks of completing
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| | as possible to reduce the likelihood and
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| radiation therapy.Skin reactions are
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| | or the degree of a skin reaction. Also,
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| almost inevitable for women receiving
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| | aerating the irradiated skin helps
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| radiation to the chest wall after a
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| | minimize skin reactions.Over-the-counter
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| mastectomy. As a result, many radiation
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| | moisturizing creams without alcohol and
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| oncology facilities give such women a
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| | fragrance can reduce the extent of a skin
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| one-week prophylactic break halfway
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| | reaction. Often, radiation oncology
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| through the course of treatment, to
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| | teams prescribe these creams at the
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| reduce the severity of skin reactions.The
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| | beginning of radiation therapy.Women
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| severity of a skin reaction varies from
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| | should also try to be kind to the
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| person to person. It can become more
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| | irradiated skin, which can be easily
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| noticeable as the course of treatment
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| | inflamed.
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