CPAP mask during radiation for breast cancer
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using a CPAP mask during daily radiation treatments for breast cancer can help protect your heart. It is for women who had a lumpectomy and need radiation to the left breast or to the right breast with lymph nodes.
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Who can take part
- You are female and between 40 and 80 years old
- You had a lumpectomy (not a mastectomy)
- Your cancer is on the left side and you need radiation therapy, OR your cancer is on the right side and you need radiation to the lymph nodes as well
- You do not have any condition (like severe lung disease or past head injury) that would make CPAP unsafe for you
- You are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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