Thêta-Cream® versus Bepanthol® Lotion in breast cancer patients under radiotherapy: A new prophylactic agent in skin care?

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-322

  Röper, Barbara ^a   Kaisig, Danielle ^a   Auer, Florian ^a   Mergen, Ertan ^a   Molls, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Radiation injuries; Randomized controlled trials; Skin care; Thermoluminescent dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BEPANTHOL; BIAFINE; CHAMOMILE; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DEXPANTHENOL; GLUCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYLPROLISILAN C; LIPIDERM; MATRIXYL; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PLACEBO; SUCRALFATE; THETA CREAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GEL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LOTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CARE; SKIN TOXICITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 2442692843     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-004-1174-9     Document Type: Article

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