After several rounds of local radiation for lesions in both my sacrum and my illiac crest, I developed radiation burns. Not a side effect nearly as debilitating as most others but this article discusses a creme that my help prevent or reduce this sort of skin burn. David

"The study, funded by Boiron
Ltd., a French maker of various Calendula products, found that 41% of
the patients using Calendula cream suffered moderate-to-severe
dermatitis, compared with 63% using trolamine, an ointment often used
in Europe to prevent radiation dermatitis." 

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