What Is the Actual Rate of Acute Skin Toxicity in Women Undergoing Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Early Breast Cancer? Preliminary Results of a Single Institution Phase II Study.
Abstract:The accurate rate of acute skin toxicity experienced by women undergoing adjuvant radiation therapy as part of Breast-Conservative Therapy (BCT) for early breast cancer is lacking in the literature. The limited available publications place the rate of grade II or higher at around 40-50%, while the rate of grade III moist desquamation is reported to be around 15-20%. In this prospective phase II study we evaluated the actual rate of acute skin toxicity in these patients and correlated that with patient characte… Show more
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