Optimizing Scalp Cooling: Structural Follicular Characteristics and Restorative Advances

    June 2025 in “ Cancer Management and Research ”
    Doerthe Schaffrin-Nabe, Anke Josten-Nabe, Adrian Heinze … R. Voigtmann
    Studysummary This study found that scalp cooling resulted in visible hair retention in 53% of breast cancer patients undergoing Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide and Paclitaxel treatment, with factors like hair bulb diameter, shaft diameter, and anagen rate significantly predicting outcomes.
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