131 citations
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October 2004 in “Clinical Cancer Research” This study suggests that applying topical Tempol to the scalp before whole brain radiation may protect against radiation-induced alopecia and is safe and well-tolerated.
9 citations
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January 2021 in “Strahlentherapie und Onkologie” This case report suggests that topical St. John's wort oil may cause severe skin toxicity during radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer, acting as a significant radiosensitizer.
1 citations
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July 2020 in “International journal of radiology & radiation therapy” This study found that VMAT hair-sparing WBRT partially preserved scalp hair at four weeks post-treatment without compromising symptomatic disease control in the short term, but reduced hair loss did not improve quality of life.
8 citations
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September 2015 in “Radiotherapy and oncology” This article discusses the potential for scalp cooling to prevent hair loss during radiotherapy, drawing from its efficacy in chemotherapy contexts, but it provides no new experimental results.
3 citations
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December 2011 in “Pediatric Dermatology” In this case report, estrogen substitution therapy slightly increased hair volume in a 22-year-old patient with genetic predisposition to hair loss and alopecia caused by past treatment for leukemia, but hair loss returned after stopping the therapy.
