Improved cooling cap for chemotherapy hair loss 'more effective'

Patients who undergo chemotherapy experience many side effects, but hair loss can be one of the most emotionally distressing. Now, a couple from the Netherlands have created what they say is an "improved" cooling cap that may prevent patients undergoing cancer treatment from losing their hair.Chemotherapy is a method used to treat patients with various types of cancer. The treatment involves the use of anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs in an attempt to kill cancer cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news