One of the most common side effects of chemotherapy is losing your hair, but an experimental treatment might change that. Cold cap therapy, which is currently in trials and not yet approved by the ...

Cold cap therapy could help women undergoing chemotherapy save hair. Oct. 28, 2010— -- When Shirley Billigmeier was diagnosed with breast cancer this spring, she was grateful for a good ...

Scalp cooling therapy used to minimize hair loss from chemo 02:09. Hair loss has seemed an unavoidable side effect of chemotherapy. But on Tuesday, two new studies gave hope to breast cancer patients.

Lipton was among 20 U.S. patients who pilot-tested the DigniCap in 2011, most of whom kept more than half of their hair. Lipton's thinned quite a bit at the crown, where the cap didn't fit snugly.

But a therapy originally approved for breast cancer patients can now help people fighting other forms of the disease.

The loss of hair that comes as a side effect of many chemotherapy agents can be a devastating part of cancer treatment. Some patients see it as not just a blow to their vanity, but as a constant ...

Cooling caps haven't been studied much in the U.S., and only one is approved by the FDA. Studies of two different caps show they can reduce hair loss by half in many women undergoing chemo.

Cold caps tested to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. Published: Jul. 22, 2013, 10:00 p.m. Dr. Hope Rugo, right, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist, demonstrates the use of the ...

Losing her hair was one of the side effects Donna Tookes dreaded most as she prepared to start chemotherapy almost two years ago. She had just been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 59 ...

About 240,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S. Cold cap therapy can help some women keep their hair during chemotherapy.