Radiation Oncology

General Dermatology

Questions discussed in this category

How would you approach treatment failures with squamous cell carcinoma-keratoacanthoma-type lesions that did not respond to a standard SRT regimen after many sessions?

Have you encountered this scenario?

3 Answers available

What skin care regimen do you prefer during radiation for patients with inflammatory breast cancer?

Are there any skin care products you would avoid in this population?

5 Answers available

What methods do you use to prophylactically reduce radiation dermatitis for head and neck irradiation?

4 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

J. Clin. Oncol., 2004-04-15

Phase III randomized trial of Calendula officinalis compared with trolamine for the prevention of acute dermatitis during irradiation for breast cancer.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys,

Measurement of 6-MV X-ray surface dose when topical agents are applied prior to external beam irradiation.

Medicine (Baltimore), 2019 Dec

Randomized, self-controlled, prospective assessment of the efficacy of mometasone furoate local application in reducing acute radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

J Clin Invest, 2013 Nov 15

Topical hypochlorite ameliorates NF-κB-mediated skin diseases in mice.

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