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Scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center of Oncology, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;2. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, United States of America;3. Department of Dermatology, Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;4. R & D Department, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | Chemotherapy-induced alopecia causes an important impact on cancer patients and its risk of persistence is currently a considerable issue in cancer survivors. Of the various interventions proposed for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced alopecia, scalp cooling has emerged as an effective and safe strategy. This paper aims to provide an overview on scalp cooling and chemotherapy-induced alopecia prevention. |
| Keywords: | Alopecia Antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols Cooling Drug therapy Prevention and mitigation |
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