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editorial
. 2020 Dec 2;33(3):e166–e171. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2020.11.027

Table 1.

Outline of the tele-medicine questionnaire, based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.5 (upper part) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-BR23 (lower part) questionnaires

0 1 2 3
Radiation dermatitis None Faint erythema
Dry desquamation
Moderate to brisk erythema, mostly in skin folds
Moderate oedema
Confluent moist desquamation, other than skin folds
Bleeding induced by minor trauma
Breast oedema Asymptomatic Symptomatic (pain or psychosocial impact) Severe symptoms
Intervention needed
Enlarge radiation therapy fields
Pain of skin Mild Moderate pain
Limiting instrumental ADL
Severe pain
Limiting self-care ADL
Fatigue

Relieved by rest
Fatigue not relieved by rest
Limiting instrumental ADL
Fatigue not relieved by rest
Limiting self-care ADL

0
1
2
3
Did you have any pain in your arm or shoulder? Not at all A little bit Quite a bit Very much
Did you have a swollen arm or hand?
Was it difficult to raise your arm or to move it sideways?
Have you had any breast pain?
Have you had any increased breast sensitivity?
Have you had skin problems on the breast (e.g. itchy, dry, flaky)?

ADL, activities of daily living.