Scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss
There is moderately strong scientific evidence that scalp hypothermia reduces the extent of hair loss when treating solid tumors with various non-taxane chemotherapies alone or in combination. There is limited scientific evidence showing that the method also reduces the extent of hair loss in taxane...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholm, Sweden
SBU-Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment
June 15, 2005, 2005
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| Series: | SBU alert report
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | There is moderately strong scientific evidence that scalp hypothermia reduces the extent of hair loss when treating solid tumors with various non-taxane chemotherapies alone or in combination. There is limited scientific evidence showing that the method also reduces the extent of hair loss in taxane or taxane-based combination chemotherapy. There is no scientific documentation on the cost effectiveness of the method. Further studies of patient benefit, risks, and cost effectiveness are needed |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (2 pages) illustrations |