Cher3grls wrote: I am also experiencing a constant sweet taste in my mouth. This has been going on for about four days now. It is also driving me nuts!!! I brush and floss so I know it's nothing in my teeth... Everything I eat or drink is followed by this strong sweet taste. Please HELP!!! I am also experiencing a constant sweet taste in my mouth. This has been going on for about four days now. It is also driving me nuts!!! I brush and floss so I know it's nothing in my teeth... Everything I eat or drink is followed by this strong sweet taste.
Chemotherapy treatment uses medicine to weaken and destroy cancer cells in the body, including cells at the original cancer site and any cancer cells that may have spread to another part of the body.
1 Tamoxifen (brand name: Nolvadex) can be used for early-stage cancers that are hormone-receptor-positive, instead of or following radiation treatment after lumpectomy. 2  Tamoxifen pretends to be estrogen and attaches to the receptors on the breast cancer cells, taking the place of real estrogen. Radiation treatment is usually given as daily treatments 5 days per week over 5 to 7 weeks. 2  Treating the whole breast with radiation after lumpectomy remains the standard of care. 3  In cases of DCIS, radiation therapy can reduce the risk of the cancer coming back by about 60%.