Department News It’s safe to use skin creams before radiation therapy School of Medicine news release • October 18, 2018April 20, 2020 View Content A new study demonstrates that patients can safely use skin creams before undergoing radiation therapy. This contradicts common advice from radiation oncologists, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania. Skin creams do not increase radiation doses for cancer patients. Read full article » Related