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Radiation Dermatitis

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Topic: Dermatitis
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Sort Desciption: Who suffers from radiation dermatitis? All cancer patients receiving radiation therapy are at risk for skin damage. However, incidence of radiation dermatitis varies by cancer type and radiation therapy regimen. ...

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Who suffers from radiation dermatitis? All cancer patients receiving radiation therapy are at risk for skin damage. However, incidence of radiation dermatitis varies by cancer type and radiation therapy regimen. It is estimated that more than 90% of patients treated with radiation therapy for breast cancer will develop radiation-induced dermatitis. 1 What are the symptoms of radiation dermatitis? Reddening of the skin, an initial sign of radiation dermatitis, may appear as early as the first treatment. Symptoms may also include the following: epilation (hair loss) dry desquamation wet desquamation decreased sweating edema (swelling) ulcerations bleeding skin cell death Symptom progression depends on the total radiation dose, fractionation, total duration of treatment, volume of tissue irradiated, and type of radiation delivered. What is radiation dermatitis? Xclair Cream is well tolerated and preferred by most patients and physicians. 2 Its active ingredients include the following 3 : Hyaluronic acidincreases hydration to HYDRATE Glycyrrhetinic acidreduces inflammation to SOOTHE Anti-protease and antioxidant compounds reduce ...

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