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Living with-女性乳腺癌

Breast cancer can affect your daily life in different ways, depending on what stage it's at and the treatment you're receiving.

妇女如何应对自己的诊断和治疗方式因人而异，但是如果需要的话，有几种形式的支持。并非所有人都对每个人都有效，但是其中一个或多个应该有所帮助。

你可以：

  • 与您的朋友和家人交谈 - 他们可能是强大的支持系统
  • communicate with other people in the same situation
  • find out as much as possible about your condition
  • avoid doing too much or overexerting yourself
  • make time for yourself
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Recovery and follow-up

Recovery

大多数患有乳腺癌的妇女作为治疗的一部分手术。手术后恢复正常可能需要时间。重要的是要给自己时间恢复。

在康复过程中，避免抬起东西（例如儿童或沉重的购物袋），并避免繁重的家务劳动。可能还建议您不要开车。

Find out more aboutrecovering from an operation.

其他一些治疗方法，特别是放疗和chemotherapy，会让你很累。

You may need to take a break from some of your normal activities for a while. Do not be afraid to ask for practical help from family and friends.

Follow-up

如果您患有乳腺癌，那么您的医疗保健团队将在治疗结束后与您同意。

This plan contains the details of your follow-up. You'll receive a copy of the plan, which will also be sent to your GP.

You should be offered regular mammograms after your treatment finishes.

Long-term complications

尽管很少见，但您对乳腺癌的治疗可能会引起新问题，例如：

  • 手术后手臂和肩膀的疼痛和僵硬，这些区域的皮肤可能紧绷
  • 多余的淋巴液的积聚会导致肿胀(lymphoedema)– this may occur if surgery or radiotherapy damages the lymphatic drainage system in the armpit

Talk to your healthcare team if you experience these or any other long-term effects of treatment.

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Your body and breasts after treatment

Dealing with changes to your body

诊断乳腺癌可能会改变您对身体的看法。所有妇女对乳腺癌治疗导致的身体变化的反应都不同。

Some women react positively, but others find it more difficult to cope. It's important to give yourself time to come to terms with any changes to your body.

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更年期

尽管大多数乳腺癌病例发生在50岁以上的女性中menopause, some younger women have to cope with an early menopause caused by cancer treatment.

症状can include:

与您的医疗团队谈谈您的任何症状。

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Prosthesis

An external breast prosthesis is an artificial breast, which can be worn inside your bra to replace the volume of the breast that's been removed.

Soon after a mastectomy, you'll be given a lightweight foam breast to wear until the area affected by surgery or radiotherapy has healed.

After it's healed, you'll be offered a silicone prosthesis. Prostheses come in many different shapes and sizes, and you should be able to find one that suits you.

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Reconstruction

If you did not have immediate breast reconstruction at the time you had a mastectomy, you can have reconstruction later. This is called a delayed reconstruction.

有2种主要的乳房重建方法：

  • reconstruction using your own tissue
  • 使用植入物进行重建

最适合您的类型将取决于许多因素，包括您所接受的治疗，正在进行的治疗和乳房的大小。与您的医疗团队谈谈哪些重建适合您。

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Relationships and sex

Relationships with friends and family

对于您或您的家人和朋友，谈论癌症并不总是那么容易。您可能会感觉到有些人在您周围感到尴尬或避免您。

Being open about how you feel and what your family and friends can do to help may put them at ease. However, do not be afraid to tell them that you need some time to yourself if that's what you need.

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你的性生活

Breast cancer and its treatment can affect your sex life. It's common for women to lose interest in sex after breast cancer treatment.

Your treatment may leave you feeling very tired. You may feel shocked, confused or depressed about being diagnosed with cancer.

You may be upset by the changes to your body, or grieve the loss of your breasts or, in some cases, fertility.

可以理解的是，在应对所有这些方面，您可能不喜欢做爱。尝试与伴侣分享您的感受。

If you have problems with sex that are not getting better with time, you may want to speak to a counsellor or sex therapist.

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金钱和财政支持

如果您由于乳腺癌而必须减少或停止工作，您可能会发现很难在经济上应付。

如果您患有癌症或照顾患有癌症的人，则可能有权获得财政支持：

  • 如果您有工作但由于生病而无法工作，那么您有权Statutory Sick Payfrom your employer
  • 如果您没有工作并且由于生病而无法工作，您可能有权Employment and Support Allowance
  • if you're caring for someone with cancer, you may be entitled toCarer's Allowance
  • 如果您有孩子住在家，或者家庭收入低，您可能有资格获得其他福利

Find out what help is available to you as soon as possible. The social worker at your hospital will be able to give you the information you need.

免费处方

接受癌症治疗的人有权申请豁免证书，为所有药物（包括其他疾病的药物）提供免费处方。

The certificate is valid for 5 years, and you can apply for it through your GP surgery or cancer specialist.

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Talk to other people

Your GP or nurse may be able to answer any questions you have about your cancer or treatment.

You may find it helpful to talk to a trained counsellor or psychologist, or someone at a specialist helpline. Your GP surgery will have information on these.

Some people find it helpful to talk to other people who have breast cancer, either at a local support group or on an internet chatroom.

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Page last reviewed: 28 October 2019
下一次审查应得：2022年10月28日