Corina van den Hurk1, Lonneke van de Poll-Franse1, 2, Manon Komen3, Hans Nortier4, Annemarie van Riel5, Veerle Derleyn6, Johan van den Bosch7, Jan-Willem Coebergh1, Wim Breed1
1Comprehensive Cancer Centre South, Eindhoven
2Tilburg University, Tilburg
3Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar
4Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden
5St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg
6Elkerliek Hospital, Helmond
7A. Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht
• Severe hair loss is very common in & distressing for chemotherapy patients
• Scalp cooling:
- Applied in >75 Dutch hospitals
- Mostly positive outcomes in CIA reduction
- Applied before, during & after chemotherapy infusion
• Aims registration:
- Estimate results by type & dose of chemotherapy: patient information
- Identify associated characteristics
- Identify best practices in hospitals
