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 ...

I had breast cancer in my left breast 14 years ago.

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 ...

Dr. Carl Thornfeldt, a clinical dermatologist and creator of Epionce, a medical skin-care line, explains that undergoing cancer treatment puts a lot of stress on the skin and damages the skin barrier, ...

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

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 ...