So, you have just started or will soon start therapy. After consultations with specialists, you got acquainted with the treatment protocol. It may include surgery, radiation and targeted therapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The progress observed in recent years in the treatment of cancer patients gives hope for a favorable outcome.
However, more than 80% of patients develop side effects on the skin associated with various types of treatment.1
For example, about half of patients experience some degree of serious skin reaction after radiation therapy. 2
However, there are simple and comfortable ways to cleanse, moisturize and protect the skin that experts recommend. They help prevent or minimize adverse reactions and improve quality of life during treatment.
Cosmetics for daily care are very important. They may protect the skin from the effects of the aggressive effects of cancer drugs, and may also improve the patient’s quality of life during therapy.
Cosmetics for daily care are very important. They may protect the skin from the effects of the aggressive effects of cancer drugs, and may also improve the patient’s quality of life during therapy.
Brigitte Dreno
Head of the Department of Dermatology and Oncology at the Clinic of the University of Nantes, Professor
1 Charles C. et al. Influence on the quality of life of skin manifestations that occur during targeted therapy. The results of a long-term diagnostic study. Bulletin du Cancer, March 2013; 100(3):213–22 3 Berger A. (Berger A.) et al. The importance of using skin care and protective products 9 for the daily prevention and treatment of skin reactions during radiation breast cancer therapy. Breast Cancer: Baseline and Clinical Study; 12:1–7