Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients
Background: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women. In radiotherapy practice, it comprises 25% of patient caseload. This makes understanding the breast irradiation toxicities of prime importance. Early radiation toxicities occur during treatment and up to six months after treatment finished....
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College of Medicine University of Baghdad
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| author | Elaf A. Hussein Khudair J. Al-Rawaq |
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| description | Background: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women. In radiotherapy practice, it comprises 25% of patient caseload. This makes understanding the breast irradiation toxicities of prime importance. Early radiation toxicities occur during treatment and up to six months after treatment finished.
Objectives: assessment of the early side effects of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in breast cancer patients.
Patients and Methods: A cross sectional survey with analytic component conducted on 60 patients treated in the oncology teaching hospital of medical city from January to April 2016.
Results: The most prevalent toxicities were radiation dermatitis, fatigue, pain, sore throat, nausea, dysphagia, and arm edema. There was a significant difference between prevalence of dermatitis with different radiation doses used. Dermatitis was more prevalent with conventional fractionation (CF), than in hypofractionated radiotherapy.
Conclusion: Dermatitis was the most common acute toxicity of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients with prevalence of 81.6 %. It was related to dose fractionation. Fatigue was the 2nd common (70%). It was correlated with disease stage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf5d79b332d14ffe8381ec8ab2334a462024-02-02T13:11:19ZengCollege of Medicine University of Baghdadمجلة كلية الطب0041-94192410-80572016-10-0158310.32007/med.1936/jfacmedbagdad.v58i3.2Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patientsElaf A. Hussein0Khudair J. Al-Rawaq1Dept. of Radiation oncology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad.Dept. of Radiation oncology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad.Background: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women. In radiotherapy practice, it comprises 25% of patient caseload. This makes understanding the breast irradiation toxicities of prime importance. Early radiation toxicities occur during treatment and up to six months after treatment finished. Objectives: assessment of the early side effects of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in breast cancer patients. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional survey with analytic component conducted on 60 patients treated in the oncology teaching hospital of medical city from January to April 2016. Results: The most prevalent toxicities were radiation dermatitis, fatigue, pain, sore throat, nausea, dysphagia, and arm edema. There was a significant difference between prevalence of dermatitis with different radiation doses used. Dermatitis was more prevalent with conventional fractionation (CF), than in hypofractionated radiotherapy. Conclusion: Dermatitis was the most common acute toxicity of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients with prevalence of 81.6 %. It was related to dose fractionation. Fatigue was the 2nd common (70%). It was correlated with disease stage.http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/246Breast cancer, Conventional fractionation, Hypofractionation, Radiation Dermatitis, Fatigue, Sore throat. |
| spellingShingle | Elaf A. Hussein Khudair J. Al-Rawaq Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients مجلة كلية الطب Breast cancer, Conventional fractionation, Hypofractionation, Radiation Dermatitis, Fatigue, Sore throat. |
| title | Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients |
| title_full | Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients |
| title_short | Assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients |
| title_sort | assessment of early side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients |
| topic | Breast cancer, Conventional fractionation, Hypofractionation, Radiation Dermatitis, Fatigue, Sore throat. |
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