Device to prevent cancer patient hair loss being tested at UCLA

Research physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have begun a clinical trial on a new device that promises to reduce hair loss of patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. The apparatus, called the DigniCap® System, works by cooling the patient's scalp. The clinical trial will be led at UCLA by Dr. Sara Hurvitz, assistant clinical professor of hematology/oncology and director of the breast cancer program.Often the emotional strain of a breast cancer diagnosis is made worse by the effects of the chemotherapy needed to treat the disease.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Source Type: news