Chemotherapy without the hair loss

• Autores: Alice Klein
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3147, 2017, pág. 15
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Injections of a hair-promoting protein may be enough to prevent people undergoing chemotherapy from losing their hair. Hair loss is one of the most feared side effects of chemotherapy. In one study, around B per cent of women said they had considered refusing treatment to save their locks. There are few options available. Scalp-cooling caps freeze and constrict blood vessels to stop chemo drugs from flowing into hair follicles. But they are expensive, work for only 50 per cent of people, extend treatment by two hours and cause discomfort and headaches.