Skin Care in Radiation Oncology A Practical Guide
This book serves as a practical guide for the prevention and treatment of radiation dermatitis. Skin toxicity caused by radiation treatment is common among cancer patients and minimizing the frequency and severity of these reactions improves quality of li
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Skin Care in Radiation Oncology
A Practical Guide
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Skin Care in Radiation Oncology
Barbara Fowble • Sue S. Yom Florence Yuen • Sarah Arron Editors
Keith Sharee • Abhishek Jairam Associate Editors
Skin Care in Radiation Oncology A Practical Guide
Editors Barbara Fowble, MD, FACR, FASTRO Department of Radiation Oncology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
Florence Yuen, RN, MSN, AOCNP Department of Radiation Oncology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
Sarah Arron, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
Associate Editors Keith Sharee, BA Department of Radiation Oncology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
Abhishek Jairam, BA Department of Radiation Oncology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-31458-7 ISBN 978-3-319-31460-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31460-0
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Preface
On any given day, thousands of patients will receive radiation for cancer or other conditions. Most of these patients will experience some degree of skin reaction that may affect quality of life and, if severe enough, result in treatment interruptions. Minimizing the frequency and severity of these reactions is important not only for improving quality of life but to avoid interruptions that could compromise local-regional control. Intervention strategies are divided into those with the goal of preventing a skin reaction and those with the goal of managing a skin reaction. Ideally these strategies are evidence b
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