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Young, Annie M. and Arif, Azra (2016) The use of scalp cooling for chemotherapy-induced hair loss. British Journal of Nursing, 25 (10). S22-S27. doi:10.12968/bjon.2016.25.10.S22 ISSN 0966-0461.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2016.25.10.S22
Abstract
Chemotherapy-induced hair loss is a common and distressing side effect of cancer therapy and is one of the major unmet challenges in cancer management. Scalp cooling can prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss in some cancer patients with solid tumours receiving certain chemotherapy regimens. Recent evidence indicates that this technique does not increase the risk of scalp metastasis. A reduction in post-chemotherapy infusion duration of scalp cooling and the advancement in cool cap technology may assist clinicians in promoting scalp cooling to cancer patients. This article discusses recent research, scalp cooling guidelines, products available and implications for nurses and their organisations in providing scalp cooling. It also considers recent advancements in identifying genes associated with chemotherapy-induced hair loss and international research collaborations including a registry and a ‘chemotherapy-induced hair loss action group’–all striving to improve the patient experience of chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Cancer Research Unit Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Nursing | ||||||
| Publisher: | Mark Allen Publishing Ltd | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0966-0461 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 27 May 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 25 | ||||||
| Number: | 10 | ||||||
| Page Range: | S22-S27 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.12968/bjon.2016.25.10.S22 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 September 2016 |
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