Skin Care in Radiation Oncology A Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fowble, Barbara (Editor), Yom, Sue S. (Editor), Yuen, Florence (Editor), Arron, Sarah (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.

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 life and prevents interruptions that can compro...

Table of Contents:

• Scope of the Problem
• Anatomy of the Skin and Pathophysiology of Radiation Dermatitis
• Types of Radiation-Related Skin Reactions
• Skin Care Products Used During Radiation Therapy
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Thoracic Cancers
• Breast Cancer
• Gastrointestinal Cancer
• Genitourinary Cancer
• Gynecologic Cancer
• Central Nervous System
• Pediatrics
• Sarcoma
• Skin Cancer
• Locally Advanced Cancers.