Experience in correcting skin radiation reactions with basic care products. Clinical observation

Abstract

Radiation therapy (RT) is one of the main methods of treatment of malignant tumors. More than 70% of patients with malignant tumors of various localizations require RT as part of their combination treatment. Cutaneous reactions can occur in up to 95% of patients during or after their treatment. Clinically, cutaneous radiation reactions are manifested by hyperemia, edema, burning and itching of the skin, which cause significant discomfort to patients and reduce their quality of life, especially if these processes are localized on the exposed parts of the body. Also in some localizations of malignant tumors together with RT are used antitumor drugs, which, in turn, increases the frequency of skin toxicity and worsens the clinical picture. Timely detection of the above symptoms, their adequate comprehensive therapy with the use of basic skin care products can significantly reduce or eliminate their manifestations. This article presents the clinical experience of using La Roche-Posay products during radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy (the patients gave their informed consent for the publication of the clinical observations).

Keywords

• radiation therapy
• skin toxicity
• basic care
• chemoradiotherapy
• radiation dermatitis