Page 95 2026 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2026 to have the lymph nodes under their arm removed, or even checked, as part of their treatment. • Whether shorter courses of radiation therapy for very early-stage breast cancers are at least as good as the longer courses now often used. • Whether some people can safely get less treatment, such as shortening or even avoiding chemotherapy, to reduce side effects. Supportive care Supportive care helps patients and caregivers manage the symptoms of cancer and side effects of cancer treatment. Clinical trials are looking at different ways to try to improve supportive care for people with breast cancer. For example, researchers are studying: • Medicines or ways to prevent the damage to nerves that sometimes happens with certain chemotherapy drugs. • Medicines to help protect fertility before or during chemotherapy. • Drugs or other treatments to help limit memory problems and other brain symptoms after chemotherapy. • Whether certain heart or blood pressure drugs can help prevent the heart damage sometimes caused by common breast cancer drugs such as doxorubicin and trastuzumab. • Medicines to help treat the fatigue that cancer or its treatment can cause. Taken from the American Cancer Society website
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