TY - JOUR AU - Chan, Raymond Javan AU - Webster, Joan AU - Chung, Bryan AU - Marquart, Louise AU - Ahmed, Muhtashimuddin AU - Garantziotis, Stuart PY - 2014 DA - 2014/01/31 TI - Prevention and treatment of acute radiation-induced skin reactions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials JO - BMC Cancer SP - 53 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Radiation-induced skin reaction (RISR) is a common side effect that affects the majority of cancer patients receiving radiation treatment. RISR is often characterised by swelling, redness, pigmentation, fibrosis, and ulceration, pain, warmth, burning, and itching of the skin. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effects of interventions which aim to prevent or manage RISR in people with cancer. SN - 1471-2407 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-53 DO - 10.1186/1471-2407-14-53 ID - Chan2014 ER -