Chemotherapy-Induced Hair Loss: The Use of Biomarkers for Predicting Alopecic Severity and Treatment Efficacy

Damage to hair follicles following exposure to toxic chemotherapeutics can cause substantial hair loss, commonly known as chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). Preventive therapies remain limited; however, recent advances in the use of scalp cooling technologies have proved successful in preventing o...

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Main Authors: Iain S Haslam, Eleanor Smart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1177271919842180