TY - JOUR
AU1 - Neff Newitt,, Valerie
AB - Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/oncology-times by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/11/2020 COOLING CAPS Fd A Clearance Puts s calp Cooling d evices in Treatment Toolbox By vAL erie Ne FF NeWiTT hen patient Patricia Popielic of Victor, N.Y., was diag- solid tumors such as prostate, lung, and gynecological cancers and nosed with breast cancer 2 years ago and learned she many other forms of the disease. needed chemotherapy, her immediate thought was, W “… Oh my God, I am going to lose my hair. That Patients Make the Case was the biggest fear for me,” said Popielic, who had already grappled “Fear of losing hair varies among diverse populations,” noted on- with the deeper issues of having cancer. “Hair is part of my identity.” cologist Marcia Krebs, MD, Popielic’s doctor at the Wilmot Cancer Popielic’s reaction was not uncommon. Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. While the aesthetics of hair is usually left to stylists, it moves into “Explaining the probability of hair loss is a very difficult conversa- the medical realm when hair loss takes aim at the vulnerability of can- tion to have with Indian and Hispanic women, for example; their cer patients. When chemotherapy results in alopecia, 
TI - FDA Clearance Puts Scalp Cooling Devices In Treatment Toolbox
JF - Oncology Times
DO - 10.1097/01.COT.0000521877.38051.c9
DA - 2017-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/fda-clearance-puts-scalp-cooling-devices-in-treatment-toolbox-Jy2sYKGq0X
SP - 16
VL - 39
IS - 14
DP - DeepDyve
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