Aloe vera for prevention of radiation-induced dermatitis: A self-controlled clinical trial

Current Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Haddad, P ^a   Amouzgar Hashemi, F ^a   Samsami, S ^a   Chinichian, S ^b   Oghabian, M A ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Prevention; Radiation induced dermatitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA LOTION; CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; FLUOROURACIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PELVIS CANCER; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84881220120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1356     Document Type: Article

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