It doesn't have to a gynaecological cancer: it could be leukemia, for instance. Apparently the treatment affects the skin of the vagina and causes dryness, hence pain or discomfort during intercourse. There may be damage to fertility as well. (I heard this on ABC Radio National, Australia, today, 26/11/07).
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yup can also cause your overies to temporarily shut down causing early menopause during treatment and can cause lymp nodes in the groin area to swell all the time after treatment
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oh, that's just great isn't it? Get treated for one thing and it screws you up even more..
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radiation treatment often causes redness, drying, or pain. yes, there are often serious or late-term side effects of cancer treatment. they do try to minimize these, but are not often successful. sometimes in fact cancer treatment can cause a (second) cancer.
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