One of the most dreaded side effects of chemotherapy may be kept to a minimum if patients keep a cool head. Researchers in the Netherlands found that scalp cooling-patients wear an electronically chilled cap-reduces the chances that hair will fall out. The technology is used in Europe, but more studies are necessary before the FDA will approve it for use here.
Available: 5 years (in the U.S.).
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Breast Cancer Breakthrough: Hair Preserver
Research from the Netherlands is helping breast cancer patients keep a cool head.
By Renee Martin-Kratzer
From Reader's Digest
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