Avoiding antiperspirants during breast radiation therapy: Myth or sound advice?. Issue 2 (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baumann, Brian C.; Zeng, Chuan; Freedman, Gary M.; Verginadis, Ioannis I.; MacArthur, Kelly M.; Lin, Lilie L.; Vachani, Carolyn; Koumenis, Constantinos; Solberg, Timothy D.; Metz, James M.
• Is Part Of: Radiotherapy and oncology. Volume 124:Issue 2(2017:Aug.)
• Page Start: 204
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: Antiperspirants -- Breast radiotherapy -- Radiation dermatitis; Oncology -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiothérapie -- Périodiques; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9940642
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.06.021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-8140

Abstract

Abstract: Breast cancer patients are typically advised to avoid antiperspirants for fear of increasing radiation dermatitis in the axilla. We hypothesized that antiperspirants would have minimal effect on skin dose. We found no difference in surface dose ± antiperspirants using 6 MV photons at gantry angles of 0°/30°/60°/90° regardless of aluminum concentration.