Management of Alopecia Due to Cancer Therapies

    January 2018 in “ Springer eBooks ”
    Frances M. Boyle, Joanne Shaw, Annie Young … Mario E. Lacouture
    Studysummary The document concludes that scalp cooling and treatments like minoxidil can help manage hair loss from cancer therapy.
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