Improving Preparation for Scalp Cooling: Learning from Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer—The COOL Study

    December 2021 in “ Journal of Clinical Nursing ”
    Steffi Renehan, Monika Tencic, Kylie Jackson, Meinir Krishnasamy
    Studysummary This study observed that women with early-stage breast cancer often felt inadequately prepared for the discomfort and time commitments of scalp cooling during chemotherapy, leading to the development of patient-co-produced informational resources to better prepare them.
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