Randomized control trial: Evaluating aluminum-based antiperspirant use, axilla skin toxicity, and reported quality of life in women receiving external beam radiotherapy for treatment of stage 0, I, and II breast cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Watson, Linda C ^a   Gies, Donna ^b   Thompson, Emmanuel ^c   Thomas, Bejoy ^b,c  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum based antiperspirant; Axilla; Breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Skin toxicity

Indexed keywords

2-GROUP; ADVERSE EVENTS; AFTER-TREATMENT; ALUMINUM-BASED ANTIPERSPIRANT; AXILLA; BODY ODOR; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC ILLNESS; CONTROL GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; GRADING CRITERIA; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS; SKIN CARE; SKIN REACTION; SKIN TOXICITY; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

ALUMINUM; DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ALUMINUM; ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANTIPERSPIRANTS; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODORS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN; SKIN CARE;

EID: 84859818575     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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