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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 | My RO "spanked" me big time when I arrived top down for the rads (initially). Then some thinking ensued.... UV light does a lot of damage that normally gets repaired and does not lead to mutations and cancer etc. However, when you are treated with x-rays this also damages the DNA. The point is that cancer cells are inefficient at repair and die.
The UV exposure is an additional and unnecessary burden for your skin. This is because now the repair system of normal cells must repair that additional damage too and that may have (really) bad effects. Why take any risks here?
ALSO, I would be extremely careful to put sun block on x-ray exposed tissue (talk with you RO about that).
M
Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.
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Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 681 | Correction to post about protective clothing Sorry folks - Sunbrella was the wrong company unless you want to make your own portable awning. The correct name of the company is Solumbra. They have an online catalogue at: http://www.solumbra.comMalka
SCC stage II Partial mandibulectomy w. neck dissection- July 2005. Renal cancer w. partial nephrectomy-Jan 2004. Breast cancer discovered in routine mammogram. Successful lumpectomy, sentinal nodes clear, RT only-2008 Reconstruction of mandible w fibula free flap-Jan 09. TORS removal of begnin pappiloma from esophagus-2010. Masectomy,rt breast 2013.
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Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I was told by my RO to pretty much stay out of the sun altogether for a year or two after treatment. I bought one of the hats that Solumbra sells with a huge brim that protected my neck and entire face and when I went into the sun to garden or whatever, used a really high spf sunscreen.
This was AFTER treatment--I would be careful about using sunscreen during treatment--probably not a good idea. Better to just stay out of the sun.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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