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| 05/12/2003 | i had radiation and stopped about 2 months ago. i get terrible pain in my chest between my breast, we did a ct scan and it showed what appeared to be a burn on my lung. what can i do. i can' t seem to get an answer.i had a lumpectomy and no chemo. thank you | ||
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| 05/13/2003 | Not sure other than giving it time to heal. Sometimes during radiation lung tissue and even heart tissue can get radiated in order to get all the breast area radiated as planned. Ask your doctor for a referral to a pulmonologist for evaluation. | ||
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