{"id":5428,"date":"2021-03-12T17:06:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idsein.fr\/breast-cancer-breast-reconstruction\/treatments\/radiotherapie\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:48:06","slug":"radiotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.idsein.fr\/en\/cancer-and-reconstruction\/treatments\/radiotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consequences of <\/span><b>radiation therapy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the breast are minimal. <\/span><b>Radiation therapy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a local treatment, you will not lose your hair or have any &#8220;general&#8221; side effects of the treatment (on areas other than the breast). Since the radiation is applied to an external organ, it is remarkably well tolerated. 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