Prophylactic use of Mepitel Film prevents radiation-induced moist desquamation in an intra-patient randomised controlled clinical trial of 78 breast cancer patients

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-143

  Herst, Patries M ^a   Bennett, Noelle C ^b   Sutherland, Annie E ^b   Peszynski, Ruth I ^b   Paterson, Dean B ^a   Jasperse, Marieke L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mepitel Film; Moist desquamation; Radiation therapy; RISRAS; Skin reactions; Soft silicone dressing

Indexed keywords

SKIN CREAM; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOISTURE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; VERY ELDERLY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRUG EFFECTS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIODERMATITIS; SKIN;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RADIODERMATITIS; SILICONES; SKIN;

EID: 84896098968     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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