Use of Axillary Deodorant and Effect on Acute Skin Toxicity During Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Noninferiority Trial

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1048-1052

  Théberge, Valérie ^a   Harel, François ^a   Dagnault, Anne ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Deodorant; Radiodermatitis; Radiotherapy; Skin toxicity

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST NEOPLASM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST RADIOTHERAPY; CONFIDENCE LIMIT; GROUP ASSIGNMENTS; NON-INFERIORITY; POINT ESTIMATE; PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUPS; SKIN TOXICITY; STATISTICAL CRITERION;

CHEMOTHERAPY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; TUMORS;

TOXICITY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEODORANT AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN PAIN; SKIN TOXICITY; SWEATING; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEODORANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIODERMATITIS; SKIN;

EID: 70449723705     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.046     Document Type: Article

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