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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Light therapy may accelerate the healing of skin damage from radiation therapy by up to 50%, according to a recent University at Buffalo-led study. The research found that ...

Similar to brachytherapy, OncoPatch could be an option for patients who have superficial lesions or who aren’t surgical ...

A novel skin substitute called the Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix, will take the next development steps under a three-year, $8.2 million contract with PolyNovo Limited of Port Melbourne, Australia ...

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 ...