Familiarity, opinions, experiences and knowledge about scalp cooling: a Dutch survey among breast cancer patients and oncological professionals

Familiarity, opinions, experiences and knowledge about scalp cooling: a Dutch survey among breast cancer patients and oncological professionals

Objective: Scalp cooling (SC) is applied to reduce chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). The aim of this study was to investigate patients′ familiarity and opinions and oncological professionals′ attitude and knowledge about SC in the Netherlands. Methods: Ex breast cancer patients, nurses and medica...

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Main Authors: Mijke Peerbooms, Corina JG van den Hurk, Wim PM Breed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
Subjects:
Breast cancer
chemotherapy-induced alopecia
hair loss
patient counseling
scalp cooling
Online Access:http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2015;volume=2;issue=1;spage=35;epage=41;aulast=Peerbooms

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