Various assessment instruments have been proposed to document and evaluate radiation
dermatitis. In this systematic review, we identified nineteen instruments or scales for the …

Worldwide increase o fh ead and neck cancers ranks thes em alignancies among top
causes of cancer i nh uman population. Radiation induced skin injury (RISI) is one of th em …

Introduction In the absence of evidence on the effect of mammographic screening on overall
mortality, comparing the number of deaths avoided with the number of deaths caused by …

Purpose: The aim was to evaluate the effect of a topical formulation containing chitosan-
coated Chamomilla recutita (L.) rauschert microparticles regarding the incidence, grade, and …

Background Inflammatory skin reactions and skin alterations are still a potential side effect in
radiation therapy (RT), which also need attention for patients' health care. Method In a pre …

Objectives: Topical Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) is widely used to prevent
radiodermatitis in patients who receive radiation therapy in China. However, evidence …

Purpose In this study, we aimed to establish a method for predicting the probability of each
acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) grade during the head and neck Volumetric Modulated Arc …

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral supplementation as a
radioprotective intervention in the management of radiation dermatitis (RD). Methods …

Objective: To analyze the incidence, dose of occurrence, grade, severity, and associated risk
factors for the development of radiodermatitis, by area of the irradiated breast, in women with …

Cancer patients undergoing radiation-therapy (RT) suffer from many side-effects like
dermatitis and mucositis. A simple economical and effective treatment for this condition …