31 citations
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September 1999 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Cooling hair micrografts during transplantation does not improve their survival or growth.
27 citations
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June 2011 in “Journal of Advanced Nursing” The penguin cap can help reduce hair loss in chemotherapy patients.
4 citations
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July 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Cooling with antioxidants helps protect hair during chemotherapy.
4 citations
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November 2000 in “Dermatologic surgery” The cooling gel reduces pain during laser hair removal.
23 citations
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December 2001 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” Permanent hair removal is hard, but using longer laser pulses at lower power might improve results.
21 citations
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September 2016 in “Breast” Cooler scalp temperatures during chemotherapy may prevent hair loss.
21 citations
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January 2015 in “Oncology Research and Treatment” Scalp cooling can prevent hair loss in 65% of chemotherapy patients, especially effective in breast cancer patients and certain chemotherapy types.
13 citations
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May 2016 in “British journal of nursing” Scalp cooling can help prevent hair loss from chemotherapy without raising cancer spread risk.
8 citations
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September 2015 in “Radiotherapy and oncology” Scalp cooling does not stop hair loss from radiotherapy.
4 citations
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March 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Scalp cooling therapy is costly and often not covered by insurance, limiting access for low-income patients.
4 citations
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December 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Nursing” Comprehensive information and trained nurses are crucial for a better scalp cooling experience during chemotherapy.
4 citations
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January 2017 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Scalp cooling can help reduce hair loss during chemotherapy.
4 citations
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April 2001 in “European journal of cancer” Scalp cooling prevented hair loss in half of the patients, despite significant side effects.
Scalp cooling can help prevent hair loss in about half of chemotherapy patients.
Scalp cooling helps prevent hair loss and improves quality of life during chemotherapy.
February 2026 in “Clinical Cancer Research” The combined treatment helped prevent hair loss and promoted full hair regrowth in breast cancer patients after chemotherapy.
November 2025 in “npj Breast Cancer” Tamoxifen increases the risk of lasting hair loss after chemotherapy despite scalp cooling.
June 2025 in “Clinical Cancer Research” Scalp cooling can effectively prevent hair loss during chemotherapy in pregnancy.
September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Facebook groups play a crucial role in supporting and guiding patients on scalp cooling and hair loss during chemotherapy.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scalp cooling may be less effective for women of color on certain chemotherapy treatments.
June 2024 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” The cooling system effectively and safely treats benign pigmented lesions in Asians.
June 2024 in “Journal of clinical oncology” Scalp cooling can effectively prevent hair loss during chemotherapy, improving patients' quality of life.
September 2011 in “European journal of cancer” July 2025 in “Journal of Oncology Research and Therapy”
44 citations
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November 2010 in “Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care” Many patients find hair loss from chemotherapy very distressing, and while treatments like minoxidil and scalp cooling may help, there is no sure way to prevent it.
15 citations
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January 2008 in “PubMed” Laser and IPL hair reduction is effective but requires multiple sessions and ongoing maintenance.
4 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Long-pulsed ruby lasers effectively reduce hair for up to 2 years with minimal pain.
1 citations
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January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” Chemotherapy can cause skin side effects that affect patients' lives, but they can be managed to avoid interrupting cancer treatment.
May 2015 in “Cancer research” After chemotherapy for early breast cancer, 33.4% of patients had long-term significant hair loss, with some hair regrowth over time, but treatments for hair loss were largely ineffective.
January 2012 in “Journal of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine” Traditional Chinese Medicine effectively treats hair loss by addressing specific body imbalances.