Original Article
Protective efficacy of vitamin B12 combined with far-infrared radiation on radiation-induced skin damage in the treatment of pelvic tumours
Author(s): Qin Ge, Cen-ming Yu, Jing Cai, Chun-xia Chu*, Guo-dong Xie and Ji-Zhong Zhao
Objective: To determine the protective efficacy of vitamin B12 combined with far-infrared radiation on radiation-induced skin damage in the treatment of acute and chronic pelvic tumours. Methods: One hundred patients requiring radiation therapy were randomly assigned to one of two groups: 50 patients were assigned to the control group and received usual care; the 50 patients assigned to the experimental group were, in addition to usual care, given vitamin B12 (0.25 mg/mL) injections to radiation-sensitive perineal skin and subsequently treated with far-infrared radiation beginning the first day of radiotherapy. Far-infrared radiation treatment was performed at a light distance of 40 cm at a temperature of 28°C to 32°C for 25 min twice per day. Results: The incidence of acute skin reactions in the two groups was statistically different (P<0.05). .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2529-797X.1000002
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