To review the available published data regarding the incidence, mechanisms of
pathogenesis, clinical presentations and management of pneumonitis caused by anti-cancer …

Background The primary treatment of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) is a radical resection of the
tumor with adjuvant radiotherapy. Conventional fractionation of preoperative radiotherapy is …

Background: Radiotherapy (RT) is an essential element in cancer treatment: 50–70% of
cancer patients receive RT at some time of the course of their disease. Of these, almost 95 …

Purpose The objective of this study is to evaluate toxicity and cosmetic outcome in breast
cancer patients treated with adjuvant hypo fractionated radiotherapy to the whole breast …

Purpose Radiation dermatitis represents one of the most frequent side effects in breast
cancer patients undergoing adjuvant whole-breast irradiation (WBI). Whether …

Purpose Deodorant use during radiation therapy for breast cancer has been controversial as
there are concerns deodorant use may exacerbate axillary skin toxicity. The present study …

Purpose Some patients with breast cancer treated by surgery and radiation therapy
experience clinically significant toxicity, which may adversely affect cosmesis and quality of …

Background: Acute skin toxicity is a common and usually transient side-effect of breast
radiotherapy although, if sufficiently severe, it can affect breast cosmesis, aftercare costs and …

Purpose: A minority of patients exhibits severe late normal tissue toxicity after radiotherapy
(RT), possibly related to their inherent individual radiation sensitivity. This study aimed to …

Background Feasibility of whole breast hypofractionated radiotherapy schedules in breast
conserving therapy is recognized however concerns remain about the role of the boost dose …