Scalp Cooling in Daily Clinical Practice for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Interventional Study

Autor:	Emilia Gianotti, Giorgia Razzini, Manuela Bini, Caterina Crivellaro, Angela Righi, Simona Darecchio, Stefania Lui, Maria Laura Basiricò, Silvia Cocconi, Katia Cagossi, Alessia Ferrari, Fabrizio Artioli
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Breast cancer daily routine effectiveness scalp cooling Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 Nursing RT1-120
Zdroj:	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 277-282 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2347-5625 2349-6673
DOI:	10.4103/apjon.apjon_4_19
Popis:	Objective: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia is a common and distressful side effect, especially among breast cancer patients. Scalp cooling (SC) can reduce hair loss during anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy. This study assessed the effectiveness of SC in daily clinical practice in three Italian oncology units. Methods: From 2014 to 2016, we prospectively included 220 female early-stage breast cancer patients undergoing curative chemotherapy in combination with SC using the Paxman device. Effectiveness was defined as the severity of hair loss according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0 as follows: Grade 0, no hair loss; Grade 1,
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