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"Dear hair loss" - illness perceptions of female patients with chemotherapy-induced alopecia

Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is one of the most common and distressing side effects of chemotherapy treatment. This study aims to assess the illness perceptions of female patients dealing with CIA, and their associations with demographic and clinical characteristics, coping strategies,…	

Versluis et al | 2022

(pre-)Clinical research to understand alopecia and improve cooling results

• Authors: international multi-disciplinary special interest group (SIG) on chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) & scalp cooling • Pathobiology of CIA is still not fully understood1 • Prevention of CIA by scalp cooling (Fig 1): - Well tolerated by patients - Overall…	

van den Hurk et al. | 2015

A Clinical and Biological Guide for Understanding Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia and Its Prevention

Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is the most visibly distressing side effect of commonly administered chemotherapeutic agents. Because psychological health has huge relevance to lifestyle, diet, and self-esteem, it is important for clinicians to fully appreciate the psychological burden that CIA can…	

Dunnill et al. | 2017

A multicentre study to determine the efficacy and patient acceptability of the Paxman Scalp Cooler to prevent hair loss in patients receiving chemotherapy

Alopecia is a distressing and common side-effect of chemotherapy, especially anthracycline- and taxane-containing regimen. A series of studies and reviews have considered scalp cooling as a means of reducing this side-effect without a definitive result. The aim of the study…	

Massey et al. | 2004

Abstract P5-08-10: Safety and Tolerability of Paxman Scalp Cooling at Lower Temperatures to Improve Efficacy with Anthracycline Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy induced alopecia is one of the most distressing side effects of cancer therapy since it is a constant reminder of the underlying malignancy. Anthracycline chemotherapy induces total alopecia. Although scalp cooling devices have been used to prevent this alopecia,…	

Goldfarb, S. B |

Alopecia, quimioterapia y gorras de frío o scalp cooling system

La alopecia es un efecto generalmente transitorio del tratamiento con citostáticos, generador de una importante repercusión emocional en el tratamiento contra el cáncer, muchas veces responsable de rechazo de distintas maniobras terapéuticas. Si bien en la mayoría de los casos…	

Amarillo et al | 2022