Performance status versus anatomical recovery in metastatic disease: The role of palliative radiation treatment.

Metastatic disease is a common complication of the most advanced malignancies. It may compromise the patients' quality of life, often posing a greater risk than the primary disease itself. Currently, several different therapeutic approaches are available to palliate or cure (single metastasis with primary neoplasm under control - radical surgery) secondary disease.

Preventing the acute skin side effects in patients treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer: the use of corneometry in order to evaluate the protective effect of moisturizing creams.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to add, to the objective evaluation, an instrumental assessment of the skin damage induced by radiation therapy.

Materials And Methods: A group of 100 patients affected by breast cancer was recruited in the study over one year. Patients were divided into five groups of 20 patients.