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Freezing Treatment Allows Chemo Patients to Keep Hair

By    |   Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:43 PM EDT

For many cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, hair loss is a necessary evil. But a growing number of breast cancer patients are choosing to preserve their hair in a new procedure that essentially freezes their scalps during treatment.

The hair-saving treatment requires a specialized frozen cap worn tightly on the head before, during, and after a chemotherapy session, The New York Times reports.

Research led by the University of California-San Francisco monitored about 100 women who used the cap. Although the results have not been published, the research showed that most women who used a scalp-cooling cap kept most of their hair, according to the Times.

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Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:43 PM
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