Topical interventions to prevent acute radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1001-1011

  Ferreira, Elaine Barros ^a   Vasques, Christiane Inocêncio ^a   Gadia, Rafael ^b   Chan, Raymond Javan ^c   Guerra, Eliete Neves Silva ^a   Mezzomo, Luis André ^d   De Luca Canto, Graziela ^d   dos Reis, Paula Elaine Diniz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Radiodermatitis; Radiotherapy; Skin care

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXPANTHENOL; DOCETAXEL; HYALURONIC ACID; LIANBAI LIQUID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OLIVE OIL; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SKIN CREAM; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; SOAP; SODIUM SUCROSE OCTASULFATE; SUCRALFATE; TOPICAL AGENT; TROLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ALOE VERA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; RADIODERMATITIS; SKIN CARE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIODERMATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN CARE;

EID: 85003828558     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3521-7     Document Type: Review

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