At CancerPal we like to share information, advice and tips provided by other people who have been affected by cancer. However, it's important to remind you that none of us at CancerPal are medically trained and a lot of the advice that we are sharing comes from other cancer patients, who are not medically trained either.
That's why we also look for clinical evidence of a product's effectiveness and why we wanted to share with you the results of this clinical trial for Radiaderm R1 and R2 Skincare System.
A clinical study was conducted on the use of the topical Lactokine-based R1 and R2 system (Radiaderm) as a prophylactic treatment of acute radiation dermatitis in patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck and breast cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy.
Full details of the study can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26171097/
Methods:
Ninety-eight patients were studied who attended the Radiation Oncology Services, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, for treatment with chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer and breast cancer.
51 patients were given the Radiaderm R1 and R2 Skincare System and 47 patients were given the local standard topical treatment which contained 5% urea.
At 3 postradiotherapy follow-up clinics, radiation dermatitis was graded, if present.
Results:
Treatment with the Radiaderm R1 and R2 Skincare System significantly reduced the grade of radiation dermatitis in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy.
At the fourth (last) clinic visit, 2 weeks following the end of radiation treatment, 66.7% of patients who were using the Radiaderm R1 and R2 Skincare System were free from radiation dermatitis, compared with only 34% of patients who were using the lotion with 5% urea.
Conclusion:
Using the Radiaderm R1 and R2 Skincare System has been shown to be effective in preventing, reducing the onset, and reducing the degree (grade) of radiation dermatitis in head and neck and breast cancer patients treated with chemoradiation.
If you would like to try Radiaderm for yourself, we have a limited number of 15ml starter packs that can be found here. The full size Radiaderm skincare system can be purchased here.
CancerPal also sells a range of other skincare products to help manage the side effects of cancer treatment in the Skincare Section of the CancerPal Marketplace.
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