Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute and late radiation reactions from the MASCC Skin Toxicity Study Group

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2933-2948

  Wong, Rebecca K S ^a   Bensadoun, René Jean ^b   Boers Doets, Christine B ^c   Bryce, Jane ^d   Chan, Alexandre ^e   Epstein, Joel B ^f,g   Eaby Sandy, Beth ⁱ   Lacouture, Mario E ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Radiation dermatitis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DEXPANTHENOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PAPAIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO; SUCRALFATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TRYPSIN; ZINC;

BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION SICKNESS; REVIEW; SILVER DRESSING; SKIN FIBROSIS; TELANGIECTASIA;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84884282137     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1896-2     Document Type: Review

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