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Skin changes and skin care during radiation therapy
Radiotherapy can cause skin changes because it can damage healthy skin cells in the area that is treated. This patient information sheet explains what to expect, how long the skin changes will last and how to treat them.
- Organisation:
- Cancer Institute NSW
- Topic:
- Cancer
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- March 2023
- Last reviewed:
- February 2024
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