Psychological stress affects the severity of radiation-induced acute skin reactions in breast cancer patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. e12737
Author(s):  
A.E. Sutherland ◽  
N.C. Bennett ◽  
P.M. Herst
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Acute Skin Reactions ◽  
Radiation Induced

Radiation-induced DNA damage and repair in lymphocytes from breast cancer patients and their correlation with acute skin reactions to radiotherapy

2003 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1216-1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odilia Popanda ◽  
Reinhard Ebbeler ◽  
Dorothee Twardella ◽  
Irmgard Helmbold ◽  
Florian Gotzes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Dna Damage And Repair ◽  
Acute Skin Reactions ◽  
Radiation Induced

scholarly journals An evaluation of the skincare management of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leona McAlinden ◽  
Andrea Mullan ◽  
Paul Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Prophylactic Measures ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Guidance Needs ◽  
The Uk

AbstractAim:Breast cancer patients experience skin reactions during radiotherapy. Radiation-induced skin reactions can result in treatment delivery being interrupted. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the skincare management of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer in order to inform best practice.Method:A literature search was undertaken using USearch and HONNI in support of the first-hand evidence gained from the supervised on-treatment review of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer.Results:There is evidence to suggest that the skincare advice given to patients varies widely between departments in the UK with many not following nationally recommended guidelines. Studies demonstrate that there are ways to reduce skin reactions and that there are a range of effective management strategies being adopted. Prophylactic skincare has been explored to improve the resilience of the skin prior to commencing radiotherapy.Findings:Further investigation is required in order to clearly establish the optimum national skincare management for breast cancer patients. More studies are required to test the effectiveness and viability of prophylactic measures. Skincare guidance needs to be robustly developed and effectively promoted by therapeutic radiographers for radiotherapy patients to benefit from reduced, radiation-induced, skin reactions.

164: Influence of Double Strand Breaks Repair on Radiotherapy Induced Acute Skin Reactions in Breast Cancer Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. S80-S81
Author(s):  
B.S.S. Rao ◽  
K.D. Mumbrekar ◽  
D.J. Fernandes ◽  
H.V. Goutham ◽  
K. Sharan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Strand Breaks ◽  
Acute Skin Reactions

scholarly journals Prophylaxis of Radiation-Induced Dermatitis in Patients With Breast Cancer Using Herbal Creams: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 153473542092071
Author(s):  
Saengrawee Thanthong ◽  
Rattanaporn Nanthong ◽  
Sirikorn Kongwattanakul ◽  
Kanyanee Laebua ◽  
Pornwaree Trirussapanich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reaction ◽  
Cucumis Sativus ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Post Irradiation ◽  
Radiation Induced

Radiation-induced toxicity is a major limiting factor for prescribing radiation dose in cancer radiotherapy. Skin reaction to radiation is one of the primary concerns, which could affect quality of life of the patients both physically and mentally. Reviews of the literature show limited number of effective reagents for its prophylaxis. In this study, we attempted to determine whether prophylactic treatment of the 3 different herbal creams containing Centella asiatica, Cucumis sativus, and Thunbergia laurifolia extracts as well as a commercial moisturizing cream could reduce acute skin reaction in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. A total of 153 breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy were randomly assigned into 5 different groups with one group receiving no treatment. The patients were instructed to apply their designated creams once daily from their first radiotherapy session until 1-month post-irradiation. Their skins were graded by a radiation oncologist on a weekly basis until 1-month post-irradiation to identify any skin reactions. The results showed that the administration of the herbal creams or the moisturizing cream could neither reduce the severity nor delay the onset of dermatitis compared with the no treatment group. However, despite the limited benefits from the prophylaxis, the Cucumis sativus cream was shown to help with the skin recovery post-irradiation. These results suggested that breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy should be advised to apply moisturizing cream to the area of irradiated skin.

scholarly journals Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for the Identification of Genetic Predictors of Radiation-Induced Late Skin Toxicity in Breast Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 967
Author(s):  
Sarah Cargnin ◽  
Nadia Barizzone ◽  
Chiara Basagni ◽  
Carla Pisani ◽  
Eleonora Ferrara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Toxicity ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Targeted Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Normal tissue radiosensitivity is thought to be influenced by an individual’s genetic background. However, the specific genetic variants underlying the risk of late skin reactions following radiotherapy for breast cancer remain elusive. To unravel the genetic basis for radiation-induced late skin toxicity, we carried out targeted next-generation sequencing of germline DNA samples from 48 breast cancer patients with extreme late skin toxicity phenotypes, consisting of 24 cases with grade 2–3 subcutaneous fibrosis and/or grade 2–3 telangiectasia (LENT-SOMA scales) and 24 controls with grade 0 fibrosis and grade 0 telangiectasia. In this exploratory study, a total of five single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) located in three genes (TP53, ERCC2, and LIG1) reached nominal levels of statistical significance (p < 0.05). In the replication study, which consisted of an additional 45 cases and 192 controls, none of the SNVs identified by targeted NGS achieved nominal replication. Nevertheless, TP53 rs1042522 (G > C, Pro72Arg) in the replication cohort had an effect (OR per C allele: 1.52, 95%CI: 0.82–2.83, p = 0.186) in the same direction as in the exploratory cohort (OR per C allele: 4.70, 95%CI: 1.51–14.6, p = 0.007) and was found be nominally associated to the risk of radiation-induced late skin toxicity in the overall combined cohort (OR per C allele: 1.79, 95%CI: 1.06–3.02, p = 0.028). These results raise the possibility of an association between TP53 rs1042522 and risk of radiation-induced late skin toxicity in breast cancer patients; however, large replication studies are warranted for conclusive evidence.

Influence of Double-Strand Break Repair on Radiation Therapy-Induced Acute Skin Reactions in Breast Cancer Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamalesh Dattaram Mumbrekar ◽  
Donald Jerard Fernandes ◽  
Hassan Venkatesh Goutham ◽  
Krishna Sharan ◽  
Bejadi Manjunath Vadhiraja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
Double Strand Break ◽  
Double Strand Break Repair ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Acute Skin Reactions ◽  
Break Repair

scholarly journals Effects of an Integrated Yoga Program in Modulating Psychological Stress and Radiation-Induced Genotoxic Stress in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birendranath Banerjee ◽  
H.S. Vadiraj ◽  
Amritanshu Ram ◽  
Raghavendra Rao ◽  
Manikandan Jayapal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Genotoxic Stress ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Radiation Induced
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