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Breast surgery: preparing your home for better sleep

After surgery, sleeping in certain positions can be painful or impossible. Use these tips to create a sleeping space that helps you sleep better, longer.

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Pain

It’s very common to worry about whether breast cancer and its treatment will cause pain. People diagnosed with any stage of breast cancer may experience pain caused by the cancer or its ...

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Bone & joint pain

Bone pain is very common in people living with cancer. Many things can cause bone pain during breast cancer treatment, including side effects of hormonal therapies, bone fractures or breaks, and ...

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Massage therapy

Massage is known to help reduce stress, anxiety and pain, and relieve tension. Research shows a cancer diagnosis and treatment can make it harder to relax and be calm.

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If you feel pain during sex

Breast cancer treatment can cause side effects that affect your sexual life, including pain during intercourse or penetration. If this is happening, it’s very important to talk with your ...

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Side effects

Side effects are unwanted reactions to medical treatments. For many people, side effects are among the most upsetting parts of being treated for breast cancer. Still, there are many things you ...

Story 09/21/21

Black and in pain: getting care for breast cancer side effects, with Pat Washington, RN, PhD, OCN

Published research and shared lived experiences show Black people often get inadequate information and support to describe, treat, and manage pain. Learn about the beliefs and barriers that keep ...

Story 12/23/19

Using medical marijuana for pain relief: Abigail M. Johnston

Abigail M. Johnston spoke to LBBC about how using medical marijuana helped her manage side effects from metastatic breast cancer and its treatment without the difficulties she felt with more ...

Story 11/23/16

Removing lymph nodes may raise risk of long-term pain

An analysis of 30 past studies has shown that women who have lymph nodes removed are more likely to develop ongoing, or persistent, pain after breast cancer surgery.

Story 09/09/16

ACOG supports vaginal estrogen use for difficult symptoms in hormone-sensitive breast cancer

In a recent committee opinion, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) approved the use of low-dose vaginal estrogen products to relieve vaginal dryness, painful sex and ...