Topical application of a sandal wood oil and turmeric based cream prevents radiodermatitis in head and neck cancer patients undergoing external beam radiotherapy: A pilot study

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1038, 2014, Pages

  Palatty, P L ^a   Azmidah, A ^a   Rao, S ^a,c   Jayachander, D ^a   Thilakchand, K R ^a   Rai, M P ^a   Haniadka, R ^a   Simon, P ^a   Ravi, R ^a   Jimmy, R ^a   D'Souza, P F ^a   Fayad, R ^b   Baliga, M S ^a  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Mangalore Institute of Oncology   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; SANDAL WOOD OIL; TURMERIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OINTMENT; SANDAL WOOD OIL-TURMERIC CREAM; SANDALWOOD OIL; SESQUITERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CURCUMA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; RADIODERMATITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CURCUMA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS; RADIODERMATITIS; SESQUITERPENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907487395     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: 1748880X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130490     Document Type: Article

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