Skin Care in Radiation Oncology

This book serves as a practical guide for the prevention and treatment of radiation dermatitis. Skin toxicity caused by radiation treatment is common among cancer patients and minimizing the frequency and severity of these reactions improves quality of life and prevents interruptions that can compromise local-regional control. Each chapter is devoted to a specific disease site, such as the head and neck, breast, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic, and central nervous system. Pediatric malignancies and wound care for locally advanced cancers are also discussed. For each topic, the range and frequency of the observed skin reactions, factors influencing these reactions, the typical course of each reaction and its resolution, and the interventions used are presented. This book provides evidence where it exists for the specific interventions and an extensive illustration program depicts the various reactions and their response to treatment protocols. Skin Care in RadiationOncology: A Practical Guide presents a framework for patient care in an era of advancing technology and systemic and targeted therapies and is a valuable resource for radiation oncologists, dermatologists, and residents.

Provides recommendations for skin care in patients receiving radiation therapy Organized by primary disease site Describes common skin reactions seen for disease sites, appropriate radiation fields and doses, and the use of site-specific, combined modality therapy Presents treatment strategies that focus on the prevention of skin reactions and management of the observed acute reactions Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Barbara Fowble, MD, FACR, FASTRO

Department of Radiation Oncology

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sue S. Yom, MD, PhD

Department of Radiation Oncology

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, USA

Florence Yuen, RN, MSN, AOCNP

Department of Radiation Oncology

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sarah Arron, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, USA

Inhalt
Scope of the Problem.- Anatomy of the Skin and Pathophysiology of Radiation Dermatitis.- Types of Radiation-Related Skin Reactions.- Skin Care Products Used During Radiation Therapy.- Head and Neck Cancer.- Thoracic Cancers.- Breast Cancer.- Gastrointestinal Cancer.- Genitourinary Cancer.- Gynecologic Cancer.- Central Nervous System.- Pediatrics.- Sarcoma.- Skin Cancer.- Locally Advanced Cancers.