Scalp Cooling in Daily Clinical Practice for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Interventional Study

• Main Authors: Emilia Gianotti (Author), Giorgia Razzini (Author), Manuela Bini (Author), Caterina Crivellaro (Author), Angela Righi (Author), Simona Darecchio (Author), Stefania Lui (Author), Maria Laura Basiricò (Author), Silvia Cocconi (Author), Katia Cagossi (Author), Alessia Ferrari (Author), Fabrizio Artioli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia is a common and distressful side effect, especially among breast cancer patients. Scalp cooling (SC) can reduce hair loss during anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy. This study assessed the effectiveness of SC in daily clinical practice in three Ital...