Preventing chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
Chemotherapy-induced alopecia is now potentially preventable. Although scalp tourniquets and hypothermia are neither universally applicable nor always successful, they represent simple and relatively inexpensive methods for reducing hair loss. When successful, these techniques help maintain the patient's self-image and thereby diminish the devastating psychologic effects that accompany a diagnosis of cancer.
D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D012535:Scalp / Q000187:drug effects; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D014111:Tourniquets
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents