# A new treatment aims to prevent hair loss in cancer patients !!

A new treatment called scalp cooling aims to prevent hair loss in cancer patients.

Source: Dignitana

By dropping the temperature of the scalp a few degrees before, during and after chemotherapy treatments, it constricts the blood vessels in the head and prevents chemotherapy from reaching the follicles. The cooling is also believed to slow down the activity of the follicles, making them less attractive to chemotherapy — which works by seeking out and shutting down the fastest-reproducing cells in the body.more details click here

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— By Douglas Quenqua, special to CNBC.com

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