Health News You Can Use: Managing Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects

The majority of those diagnosed with breast cancer will need to undergo treatment, which can take a toll on a woman’s body.

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancers. Treatment like radiation and chemotherapy can take a toll on the body, causing side effects such as fatigue, hair loss, and nausea.

Kelly Gast, MD, an oncologist at Saint Luke’s Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer, joins this week to discuss the many resources and strategies available to help mitigate these side effects during treatment.