Scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2020-09, Vol.95 (5), p.631-637
Hauptverfasser:	Silva, Giselle de Barros, Ciccolini, Kathryn, Donati, Aline, Hurk, Corina van den
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alopecia Alopecia - chemically induced Alopecia - prevention & control Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy Cooling DERMATOLOGY Drug therapy Humans Hypothermia, Induced Prevention and mitigation Review Scalp
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841
DOI:	10.1016/j.abd.2020.03.005