Metastatic breast cancer affects people in many ways.
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Others may help to reduce the risk of fractures and complications.
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Orthopedic surgery may be considered to stabilize weak bones or repair fractures.
Additional ways you might manage your bone pain include:
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Resting and getting enough sleep may not always help.
Both cancer and its treatments can cause fatigue.
One way to manage fatigue is to keep moving.
However, it can be challenging to get physical activity when you feel tired.
Consider exercising while seated or taking short walks, even for five to 10 minutes.
They can help you find additional ways to manage your fatigue and its causes.
Getting used to cancer vision changes will take time.
Consider using technologies to help manage vision changes, such as:
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Ways to address speech and voice changes related to breast cancer metastases include:
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You may feel weak, unsteady, or confused, increasing your risk of falling.
Managing weakness and balance issues can reduce your risk of falls.
Management may include treatments for fatigue, confusion, or anemia.
Treatment for breast cancer metastasis to the liver may reduce or prevent jaundice.
Swelling that is not managed may cause other problems like infection or organ damage.
Swelling can be managed with:
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Seek Medical Attention
You should seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms from metastatic breast cancer.
Treatment for shortness of breath typically involves addressing the underlying cause.
It may include anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and medication for anemia, pain, or anxiety.
Others reported they tended to hide emotional feelings about their illness from relatives, including their children.
Offer to help with childcare, grocery shopping, household tasks, or driving them to appointments.
you’re free to also offer to research treatments and clinical trials or simply provide a listening ear.
You will be better equipped to support your loved one by managing your health and well-being.
Many of these symptoms are a result of the cancer spreading to other body areas.
They can also be a side effect of treatments.
Physical changes can be managed through lifestyle, physical and occupational therapies, home remedies, and assistive devices.
Your healthcare provider can also prescribe medication for some symptoms.
Other symptoms will only improve when the underlying cause is treated.
Metastatic breast cancer can also make you feel like you are losing your identity.
You may need additional support, such as counseling, support groups, and community resources.
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