Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia and Scalp cooling Methods: A review of literature

Authors

  • Bita Eslami Breast Diseases Research Center (BDRC), Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Sadaf Alipour Breast Diseases Research Center (BDRC), Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Shiller Hessamiazar Breast Diseases Research Center (BDRC), Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18502/bccr.v15i2.18736

Keywords:

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Alopecia; Prevention

Abstract

Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is a well-known side effect of chemother- apy that is the most traumatic aspect of treatment for more than half of the pa - tients. Psychosocial stress, decreasing self-esteem, and adverse effects on sexual life are reported due to CIA. It is estimated that 60-85% of individuals who received chemotherapy treatment for cancer experienced some degree of CIA. To prevent CIA, different methods such as scalp cooling, scalp compression, and medical ther- apies have been introduced. Herein, we provide a review of scalp cooling methods, advantages and disadvantages, requirements, and related papers.

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Published

2025-05-25

Issue

Volume (15) issue (2)

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Articles