Vitamin D ointment for prevention of radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients

Radiation: Vitamin D not great for skin protection Vitamin D ointment is no better than urea cream at preventing radiation-induced skin damage in breast cancer patients. Researchers in Israel led by Eyal Fenig from the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva studied 23 women with localized breast cancer...

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Main Authors: Nicola J. Nasser, Shlomit Fenig, Amiram Ravid, Ariella Nouriel, Naama Ozery, Sara Gardyn, Ruth Koren, Eyal Fenig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:npj Breast Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-017-0006-x