Chemo-induced hair loss: prevention of a distressing side-effect.The article opines scalp cooling can reduce hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and patients should be informed about this option. The article notes research on chemotherapy-induced hair loss and scalp cooling. It also...
Two separate studies of two different scalp cooling devices for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced alopecia were published online February 14 inJAMA Oncology. Both report positive results, showing that the devices do prevent some hair loss. As the investigators explain, lowering the temperature of ...
In addition, infection was reported in six patients, mild hair loss in 39 and moderate hair loss in 106. Mild to moderate grade peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, constipation and dyspnea were more common in the induction chemotherapy group, but they were all transient. Three deaths occurred within...
BOSTON, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Aileron Therapeutics(Nasdaq: ALRN) today announced that a review of initial data from its Phase 1b chemoprotection trial of ALRN-6924 in patients with p53-mutated breast cancer showed that patients...
or short-term. some short-term side effects, such as hair loss, may go away on their own after treatment. others may require medication, counseling or other interventions. mesothelioma survivors may experience long-term side effects. for example, long-term survivor heather von st. james lived ...
So, next week I will see more of the fatigue and the start of hair loss. Memory loss takes a bit longer to occur. There are many things that might happen including headaches and nausea and confusion and blurry vision but those are not as common. I did not have any neurological symptoms...
[63]. Unfortunately, other rapid growth cells may be inhibited by chemotherapeutic drugs as well, such as hair follicles cells, bone marrow cells and gastrointestinal tract cells. Thus, toxic side effects of chemotherapy usually include hair loss, severe nausea and bowel problems, etc. Chemotherapy...
Doxorubicin:This chemo agent leads to heart damage including cardiomyopathy (diseased heart) and is a primary trigger for hair loss. Methotrexate:Known to cause serious, life-threatening side effects such as damage to the lungs, liver, and kidneys. Methotrexate can lower blood cell counts, decreasi...
loss.1,2Studies have shown that cisplatin profoundly damages outer hair cells (OHCs) in the hook region, basal and middle turns of the cochlea3,4while sparing of inner hair cells (IHCs) in these regions. Other regions of the cochlea such as the spiral ligament (SL), stria vascularis (SV...
The parents were asked to state progress of body hair, breast growth and menarche for girls, and body hair, beard growth and voice break for boys, each on a scale ranging from 0 (has not begun) to 12 (development completed). Due to missing information, only the data of 19 girls and ...