Specialized bra helps reduce radiation burns in breast-cancer patients

A new bra made for breast-cancer patients is helping mitigate the side-effects of radiation.
While breast-cancer survival rates are increasing, chemotherapy and radiation can cause side-effects such as burns, inflammation and dermatitis for some women.
Those with large or pendulous breasts can suffer severe burns as their breast creates a fold on their chest during treatment, sometimes causing peeling, bleeding and infection.
“It creates what we call a bolus effect, so the radiation dose i