Phototherapy 660 nm for the prevention of radiodermatitis in breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Costa, Marina Moreira ^a   Silva, Sidney Benedito ^b   Quinto, Ana Luiza Pereira ^a   Pasquinelli, Priscilla Furtado Souza ^c   de Queiroz dos Santos, Vanessa ^b   de Cássia Santos, Gabriela ^b   Veiga, Daniela Francescato ^b,d  

^a BARRETOS CANCER HOSPITAL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO SAPUCAÍ   (Brazil)

^c Department of Radiotherapy   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Laser therapy; Low level; Prevention control; Radiodermatitis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; INDIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; RADIODERMATITIS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 84934294985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-330     Document Type: Article

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