Hair safe study: Effects of scalp cooling on hair preservation and hair regrowth in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy - A prospective interventional study

Breast. 2022 Aug:64:50-55. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.008. Epub 2022 Apr 30.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
³ Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology- Psychiatry II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Abstract

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Scalp cooling significantly reduced chemotherapy-induced-alopecia in breast cancer patients.
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No significant effect regarding regrowth after chemotherapy in scalp cooling group.
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Scalp cooling is more effective in preventing alopecia in patients receiving taxane monotherapy.

Keywords: Alopecia; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Hair loss; Regrowth; Scalp cooling.

MeSH terms

Alopecia / chemically induced
Alopecia / prevention & control
Antineoplastic Agents* / adverse effects
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Breast Neoplasms* / drug therapy
Female
Hair
Humans
Prospective Studies
Scalp
Taxoids / therapeutic use

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Taxoids