Bacterial composition of the skin plays a role in determining how well cancer patients tolerate radiotherapy._拉斯维加斯赌城

University of Augsburg
2024-02-01T16:00:00+00:00
Universit?t Augsburg

Many cancer patients develop severe dermatitis during radiotherapy. Which factors increase the risk of such radiodermatitis has only been partially understood up until now. A pilot study at the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Helmholtz Munich now points to the important role played by skin bacteria. Breast cancer patients whose skin flora was severely disturbed all developed severe dermatitis during radiotherapy. The results give hope of a test that is able to provide early identification of at-risk groups. The results have been published in the renowned medical journal JAMA Oncology.