Avoiding antiperspirants during breast radiation therapy: Myth or sound advice?

Brian C. Baumann; Chuan Zeng; Gary M. Freedman; Ioannis I. Verginadis; Kelly M. MacArthur; Lilie L. Lin; Carolyn Vachani; Constantinos Koumenis; Timothy D. Solberg; James M. Metz

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2017.06.021

Avoiding antiperspirants during breast radiation therapy: Myth or sound advice?

Brian C. Baumann, Chuan Zeng, Gary M. Freedman, Ioannis I. Verginadis, Kelly M. MacArthur, Lilie L. Lin, Carolyn Vachani, Constantinos Koumenis, Timothy D. Solberg, James M. Metz

Radiation Oncology

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	204-207
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiotherapy and Oncology
Volume	124
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2017.06.021
State	Published - Aug 2017

Keywords

Antiperspirants
Breast radiotherapy
Radiation dermatitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hematology
Oncology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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