Wine May Provide Radioprotective Effect For Breast Cancer Patients
 

Drinking wine while undergoing radiation treatment for breast carcinoma may reduce the incidence of skin toxicity in breast cancer patients, according to a study in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Preventing radiation therapy-induced side effects is an important part of a patient's cancer treatment management.

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