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My mum told me today that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She will have to have an operation and go through radiotherapy. I'm so worried- she will have to be in hospital for 4 days then go once every day. I'd be thankful for any information about the symtoms of radiotherapy and cancer, ways to make her feel better about it and any other things that would be useful. Thank you.

Radiotherapy Symptoms:

Hair loss to the area being treated
Fatigue
Skin reactions (such as rash or redness) in the treated area
Loss of appetite
Nausea

&& i found some message boards that might help you out more ..

http://www.cancer.org/asp/messageBoards/msg_global.asp?navToScreen=msg_0_5&sitearea=

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