Prophylaxis with a cream containing urea reduces the incidence and severity of radio-induced dermatitis

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-48

  Pardo Masferrer, José ^a   Murcia Mejía, Mauricio ^a   Vidal Fernández, Montserrat ^b   Alvarado Astudillo, Arnaldo ^a   Hernández Armenteros, M Luisa ^c   MacÍas Hernández, Víctor ^a   Soto Pérez, Ramón ^a   Mirada Ferre, Alfons ^d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Clever Instruments SL   (Spain)

^c Creu de Barberá ^*  (Spain)

^d Laboratorios Isdin   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer patients; Prophylaxis with a cream containing urea; Radio induced dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREADIN; UREADIN RX RD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARIER DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION ENERGY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

EID: 76049113720     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-010-0465-0     Document Type: Article

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