Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia: The Urgent Need for Treatment Options

    August 2018 in “ JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    Mariusz Sikora, Lidia Rudnicka
    Studysummary This letter discusses the urgent need for effective treatments for chemotherapy-induced alopecia and presents no new clinical findings.
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