{"id":2253,"date":"2016-09-28T11:47:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T11:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2016-09-28T11:47:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T11:47:26","slug":"3-tips-to-help-manage-breast-cancer-treatment-side-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/3-tips-to-help-manage-breast-cancer-treatment-side-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips to help manage breast cancer treatment side effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and USA\u00a0Medical reminds women to perform regular self-examinations as well as to consult with a doctor if they are experiencing any discomfort from their breast cancer treatment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Breast-augmentation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-581\" src=\"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Breast-augmentation.jpg\" alt=\"Breast augmentation\" width=\"622\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Breast-augmentation.jpg 622w, https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Breast-augmentation-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>USA\u00a0Medical also provides three tips to women, who are undergoing or have undergone breast cancer treatment, to help manage common side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation.<\/p>\n<p>Problems may include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite \u2013 Try eating smaller, room temperature meals throughout the day. Ginger root or chamomile tea may help settle the stomach.<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue and weakness \u2013 Rest at least 8 hours a day and avoid caffeine later in the day. Eat iron-rich foods, like beans, lean meat, and dark, leafy vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Mouth or throat soreness \u2013 Avoid rough foods, as well as those that are acidic, salty or spicy. Opt for soft foods such as pureed vegetables, bananas and scrambled eggs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and USA Medical reminds women to perform regular self-examinations as well as to consult with a doctor if they are experiencing any discomfort from their breast cancer treatment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,36,35],"tags":[889,1277,19,20],"class_list":["post-2253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-health-wellness-2","category-wellness-2","tag-breast-cancer","tag-breast-cancer-awareness-month","tag-health","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2254,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253\/revisions\/2254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}