Under-recognition of Symptoms May Be Common in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Symptom under-recognition may be more common among younger patients and Black patients Getty Images December 14, 2020 — Among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, under-recognition of symptoms was common in reports of pain, pruritus, edema and fatigue, with younger patients and Black patients having significantly increased odds of symptom under-recognition, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11. "Recognizing side effects is nece...