Has anyone experienced acne during radiation treatment for breast cancer?

My oncologist says it's just like a bad sunburn. Moisturizer is a must use, just not within 4 hours of your treatment. He recommended CereVe. You can get it at Walmart. If it gets really itchy cortisone helps.

I’ve did 10 rounds and I got burns where you can where the skin has come off. I didn’t know it was gonna be that bad

My chest rash is much worse today! I just finished # 19 radiation! I’ve got 14 more to go! I feel like my chest is going to be several burned!!! Worried

Here’s what my doctor suggested to do make a paste from corn starch and Vaseline it should look like thick texture and apply it to the area or this crème

The healing salve it came in my care package that I received

Yes, I was broken out, had burns everywhere on chest. Under arm, towards my back. I used aquaphor, neospororin with lidocaine, eurcerin, and aloe

Use it it works

Louise if you don’t find the healing salve than try the paste which is easy to make and it cost less

I had 15 rounds of radiation and developed a rash on my chest as well. I had every cream they recommended, but the nurse told me to use Vitamin E oil on the rash. It was gone in a few weeks.

Aquafor isn’t really working! I’m afraid I am going to scar

It's been almost 5 months since my last radiation treatment. I finally see almost normal looking skin. Still putting lotion on. I've ordered a healing oil from Pomifera recommended by friend who finished her treatments in early July. Ordered lavender rosemary.

I used beef tallow and castor oil. My skin looks almost back to normal. 13 days since my last treatment and it was “melting” off in some areas.

Yes. I had the same thing happen to me. I had 15 rounds of radiation and two weeks later started breaking out in an itchy rash on my chest. I used Vitamin E oil and that really helped me. The doctor suggested this. It will go away. Mine is all gone.

I was told it is radiation dermatitis. Lots of lotion helps. I used miaderm.

Where I get radiation at they said the IU Medical Center had done a study using green tea topically to the breast. You apply it four times daily in the morning right before your treatment right after your treatment and in the evening after you shower. You make it by using one cup of hot water and three pouches of green tea to make it super condensed and then I just use a gauze pad to apply at topically . A few days ago, I developed what they call radiation dermatitis which is the itchy, rash and little bumps on my breast so today I made my green tea solution and soaked some gauze pads in the green tea, and then laid it on my chest and let it soak there for like 30 minutes. It definitely took the itch out of it and felt much better than applying the hydrocortisone cream that I had been using.

There’s a foil called Mipetal they can apply prior to radiation that protects the skin by 95%

Skin changes during radiation treatment are actually quite common, and many patients in this community have shared similar experiences. The radiation can affect skin cells in various ways, including changes that might look like breakouts. It's definitely worth mentioning this to your radiation team, as they often have helpful suggestions for managing skin reactions during treatment and can determine if any adjustments to your skincare routine might help.