Phase III study of silver leaf nylon dressing vs standard care for reduction of inframammary moist desquamation in patients undergoing adjuvant whole breast radiation therapy

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 215-221

  Aquino Parsons, Christina ^a   Lomas, Sheri ^a   Smith, Keri ^a   Hayes, Jennifer ^a   Lew, Stephanie ^a   Bates, Andrew T ^b   MacDonald, Alan G ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BURN; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; INFRAMAMMARY MOIST DESQUAMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILVER LEAF NYLON DRESSING; SKIN CARE; SKIN PAIN; SKIN TOXICITY; SKINFOLD; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 78650391801     PISSN: 19398654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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