Breastfeeding from the affected breast should be continued where possible.

But radiation did significantly reduce the frequency of cancer recurrence in the affected breast.

The affected breast can then start to appear lumpy and red.

It is important to keep on breast feeding and to empty, as far as possible, the affected breast.

Before breast-feeding your baby, place a warm, wet washcloth over the affected breast for about 15 minutes.

Massaging the affected breast may also increase milk flow.

Then, after your milk is flowing, breast-feed from the affected breast.

To provide a sample for a culture, you will squeeze a small sample of milk from the affected breast onto a sterile swab.

In more severe cases, the affected breast becomes very swollen, hard, shiny, warm, and slightly lumpy when touched.

Radiation treatment is mainly effective in reducing the risk of local relapse in the affected breast.