Breast cancer patients report reduced sensitivity and pain using a barrier film during radiotherapy – A Danish intra-patient randomized multicentre study

Highlights • Film significantly lowered the patient-reported symptoms of the skin two weeks following RT.• Almost all patients treated after mastectomy would prefer film on their entire chest wall.• A significantly lower severity of radiodermatitis with film vs standard care was present after mastectomy.• Almost all breast cancer patients would prefer film as a standard offer during radiotherapy.