Painful skin rashes and lesions are common during and after radiation therapy, but many cancer patients are unprepared for the ways the side effect can affect their quality of life and treatment ...

November 8, 2006 (Philadelphia) — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) allows radiation oncologists to accurately pinpoint radiation beams. As a result, patients undergoing IMRT after breast ...

Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a common side effect experienced by up to 95% of cancer patients undergoing ...

Bravida Medical has gotten U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval for a silver-plated radiation burn dressing envisioned for use in combat zones and mass-casualty scenarios. The Geneva-based company ...

Patients who underwent breast cancer radiation had higher rates of skin cancer, although altering their treatment plan is unnecessary, an expert said. Breast cancer radiation was associated with an ...

Skin from cod and tilapia is being used to treat burns and other skin damage. Icelandic biotechnology company Kerecis has developed an FDA-approved cod-skin treatment that can speed up burn healing ...

Imagine a skin cream that heals damage occurring throughout the day when your skin is exposed to sunlight or environmental toxins. That’s the potential of a synthetic, biomimetic melanin developed by ...

Recently, teams led by Prof. Yiming Zhang from Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University,Prof. Fazhi Qi from Zhongshan ...

Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a common side effect experienced by up to 95% of cancer patients undergoing ...

Cream is non-toxic and clear when rubbed on skin Applied after damage has occurred, cream accelerates healing of the skin ‘You are protecting the skin and repairing it simultaneously. It’s continuous ...