Efficacy of topical honey, topical hydrocortisone 1% and simple washing on healing of radiation-induced dermatitis in breast cancer patients

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Volumn 28, Issue 114, 2011, Pages

  Omidvari, Shapour ^a   Shafizad, Amin ^a   Razmjou Ghalaei, Sasan ^b   Nasrolahi, Hamid ^a   Ahmadloo, Niloofar ^a   Ansari, Mansour ^a   Mosalaei, Ahmad ^a   Mosleh Shirazi, Mohammad Amin ^a   Mohammadianpanah, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Daily washing; Radiation induced dermatitis; Topical honey; Topical hydrocortisone 0.1

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; HONEY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PAIN; PRURITUS; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 78951473363     PISSN: 10277595     EISSN: 1735854X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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