All women treated with radiation therapy for breast cancer are at risk of developing dermatitis—a sometimes-painful skin condition caused by radiation as it makes its way through the skin to the tumor area and tissue within the breast. But researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center say women being treated with IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) are less likely to have serious dermatitis. The research was presented today at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
