Assessment of Quality of Life and Treatment Outcomes of Patients With Persistent Postchemotherapy Alopecia

    March 2019 in “ JAMA Dermatology ”
    Azael Freites-Martínez, Donald Chan, V. Sibaud … Mario E. Lacouture
    Studysummary This study found that persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia is often more severe and diffuse than alopecia from endocrine therapy, with both conditions negatively impacting patients' emotional wellbeing, and moderate to significant improvement was observed with dermatologic therapy.
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