Aloe Vera on Irradiated Breast Tissue

Inclusion criteria

• Women over 18 years of age who had undergone lumpectomy or partial mastectomy for breast cancer, and who then received postoperative radiation therapy using tangential fields, with or without a boost to the tumor bed. Chemotherapy as part of the treatment regimen was acceptable.
• No major medical or psychiatric illness that might interfere with patient's completion of study requirements
• Signed study-specific informed consent form prior to study entry

Exclusion criteria

• Those requiring nodal radiation therapy were excluded.
• Subjects who have a breast infection at the commencement of radiation treatment
• Before randomization, subjects who have agreed to participate are asked if they are allergic to any topical preparation. Those allergic to aloe vera were ineligible.