Therapeutic Effect of Superficial Scalp Hypothermia on Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia in Breast Cancer Survivors

    September 2024 in “ Journal of Clinical Medicine ”
    Kefah Mokbel, Alevtina Kodresko, J. Trembley, Hussam Jouhara
    Studysummary This article reviews the pathophysiology of chemotherapy-induced alopecia and reports that scalp cooling can reduce hair loss by 50% in patients with early breast cancer receiving chemotherapy, without compromising survival or increasing scalp metastasis risk.
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