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Email us at - info@rageuk.org

Telephone - 01892 557804

Links

Macmillan's 'Yesterday's women' document - A detailed account of the R.A.G.E. story

Macmillan Cancer Support - Publications and resources

Breast Cancer Care - Breast cancer treatment, information and support.

Breast Cancer Care - Radiotherapy fact sheet

British Medical Journal - Brachial plexus neuropathy after radiotherapy for breast cancer article

Carers Direct - A national information, advice and support service for carers in England.

The Mesothelioma Center - Support and resources for people and families who need help understanding and coping with mesothelioma cancer.

Leptospermum Honey to Manage Wounds Impaired by Radiotherapy: A Case Series

Volume 55 - Issue 1 - January, 2009

From Val Robson, BSc, RGN, Aintree Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL

And Dr. Rose Cooper, Professor of Microbiology, Department of Applied Life Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/wmp/content/using-leptospermum-honey-manage-wounds-impaired-radiotherapy-a-case-series

Radiation-induced tissue injury and wounds with radiation-impaired healing are traumatic for patients and challenging for their caregivers. Standardized management approaches do not exist. The effect of Leptospermum honey as a primary dressing for managing these wounds was assessed in four patients (age range 63 to 93 years) who had previously undergone radiotherapy that left them with fragile friable areas of damaged skin that did not respond to conventional treatment.

Other Sources of Information

1. American National Library of Medicine – PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
Search by Subject or by Author –

2. American College of Radiologists (ACR) – Breast Treatment Guidelines

Management of Invasive Breast Carcinoma PDF

3. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) – Dose Fractionation Survey

http://www.rcr.ac.uk/docs/oncology/pdf/Dose-Fractionation_Final.pdf
See:–

• Fractionation in Radiotherapy a Brief History – SS. 3.1 - Pg. 10

• Breast Cancer – SS. 4.3 - Pg.26

4. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) – Towards Safer Radiotherapy

http://www.rcr.ac.uk/docs/oncology/pdf/Towards_saferRT_final.pdf

• Errors in Radiotherapy Treatment - these can occur in Calculation, Planning, Set Up and Treatment. there can be machine errors and human errors

5. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) – Bates Evans on Brachial Plexus Injuries

https://www.rcr.ac.uk/sites/default/files/publication/batesevans.pdf
Brachial Plexus Neuropathy following Radiotherapy for Breast Carcinoma

6. Brachial plexus neuropathy after radiotherapy for breast cancer article

British Medical Journal - http://www.bmj.com/content/311/7019/1516.full

7. Royal College of Radiologists - Management of Adverse Effects following Breast Radiotherapy - Maher Committee.

https://www.rcr.ac.uk/sites/default/files/publication/maher.pdf
https://www.rcr.ac.uk/maher-committee-management-adverse-effects-following-breast-radiotherapy

8. Effects of radiation on normal tissue: consequences and mechanisms - Lancet

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/10575447_Effects_of_radiation_on_normal_tissue_consequences_and_mechanisms

9. Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students - E.B. Podgorsak Technical Editor

© IAEA - Printed by the IAEA in Austria July 2005 - STI/PUB/1196
http://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1196_web.pdf
Sponsored by the IAEA and endorsed by the COMP/CCPM, EFOMP, ESTRO, IOMP, PAHO and WHO

10. First-principles simulations of the interaction of ionic projectiles with water and ice - Jorge Kohanoff
PowerPoint Presentation