Tổn thương da và đau của người bệnh ung thư xạ trị tại Bệnh viện 19 – 8 và một số yếu tố liên quan

Prospective study has been conducted among cancer with radiation therapy at 19-8 Hospital to (1) describle pain and skin reaction c-haracteristics among study participants and (2) explore several associated factors on skin reaction c-haracteristics. 264 patients had been evaluated and monitored during 2020 – 2021. Result: 70.8% of cancer patient with radiation therapy had skind reaction as level 1 – 2 by RTOG and few patient wtih levels 3 of RTOG. Common skind symptoms include redness, itching, and burning. Symptoms often appear on the skin such as a feeling of warmth, burning accounting for 33.3%; itching and discomfort on the skin accounted for 27.1%; pain / stinging like needles on the skin accounted for 20.5%. Pain symptoms of cancer patients during radiation therapy were reported in 64.3%. The group of patients with treatment time over 20 days, radiation dose above 41 Gy, had a higher relative risk of skin reaction f-rom 1.2 to 1.7 times higher than the other group of patients. Conclusion: It is necessary to focus of caring and monitoring early skin lesions in the group of patients with high and prolonged exposure time.