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Sensor-controlled scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia in female cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Scalp cooling has been used since the 1970s to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia, one of the most common and psychologically troubling side effects of chemotherapy. Currently available scalp cooling systems demonstrate varying results in terms of effectiveness and tolerability. METHO...

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Published in:Curr Oncol
Main Authors: Fehr, M.K., Welter, J., Sell, W., Jung, R., Felberbaum, R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Multimed Inc. 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176384/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28050147
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3747/co.23.3200
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