My brother just completed one week combination chemo and rad and one week of just radiation. His neck has blisters and itches alot. He also has blisters on his scalp. He's using the hydrocortisone cream 1% on the neck. He was wondering if its ok to just rub it into his scalp. Any other suggestions for the itching? I sent him some Aquaphor cream to put on his neck. At radiation they told him if he uses it he should make sure he washes it all off before treatment. Now he thinks maybe he shouldn't use it. He's having nose bleeds on occasion and the salivary glands are already slowing down. Just got the peg tube so he's been learning how to use that.