With its new partner, ThermoTek, Inc., Dignitana hopes to create a more streamlined single-patient device and release it by spring 2019. Learn more.
Unwilling to let hair loss ruin her positive outlook on life, Andrea Pietramale took her treatment into her own hands and still has her hair. Learn more.
Watch industry leaders discuss the importance of scalp cooling to patients and how to achieve strong results, among other important topics. Learn more.
The Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center in Lynchburg now has the DigniCap® Scalp Cooling System available for patient use. Learn more.
The Sue Paxman Fund for Mothers will give free scalp cooling treatment to two women every month. Learn more.
The team found that cold cap therapy was the most effective solution to reducing taxane-induced dermatologic events like hair loss. Learn more.
For Mai Nguyen, wearing a strange cap was a small price to pay to keep her hair during her chemotherapy treatment. Learn more.
Initially met with skepticism, scalp cooling is now viewed as a quality option for keeping one’s hair during chemotherapy treatment. Learn more.
The FDA has cleared both Dignitana’s DigniCap® and the Paxman® Scalp Cooling System for use in patients with breast cancer and solid tumors. Learn More.
Keeping one’s hair is a way to cope with chemotherapy treatment. Learn more.
Patients currently pay out of pocket, but more would take advantage if insurance companies helped. Learn more.
Cancer patients continue to benefit from keeping their hair during chemotherapy. Learn more.
Kallery learned everything she could about cold capping in order to fight hair loss during treatment as effectively as possible. Learn more.
Cold caps reduce blood flow to hair follicles, making them less vulnerable to chemo damage. Learn more.
Industry and academic experts view the FDA’s approval extension for scalp cooling as a game changer for patients with breast cancer. Learn more.
Top U.S. insurers now consider scalp cooling medically necessary in order to prevent hair loss in chemotherapy patients. Learn More.
66 percent of women in one study and 50 percent in the other retained at least half of their hair if they used the cold cap. Learn more.
Two recent U.S. prospective studies of scalp cooling systems support the safety and effectiveness of the practice. Learn more.
Don’t face your diagnosis alone. Help is there for those who reach out. Learn more.
Tracey Gosse, manager of oncology programs at the UVA Cancer Center, hopes to offer this treatment to all cancer patients in the future. Learn more.
After her own bout with cancer, Paula Stahlin donated money to Sparrow Ionia Hospital to help others keep their hair. Learn more.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its approval of the Paxman Scalp Cooling System for patients with solid tumors. Learn more.
This expanded clearance increases the potential number of new cancer patients that can be marketed to in the U.S. Learn more.
71% of women who took part in the study retained their hair as a result of using the Paxman Scalp Cooler. Learn more.
Patient Marisa Dolce was able to keep her hair while undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Learn more.
Making the choice to preserve hair helps patients exercise control in an uncontrollable situation. Learn more.
A leader in oncology nursing cites research showing scalp cooling to be an effective preventive measure for hair loss. Learn more.
Cancer patients get a mental boost when they can keep their hair and still look healthy throughout the chemotherapy process. Learn more.
Two Boston hospitals recently rented scalp cooling machines and recognize the positive effect the practice has on chemotherapy patients. Learn more.
An independent review recommends that scalp cooling before, during and after chemotherapy be offered to all cancer patients. Learn more.
Cold caps constrict blood vessels and limit how much chemotherapy flows to the hair follicle. Learn more.
Quality of life matters: it is time to integrate scalp cooling in routine clinical practice, by Dr. Julie Nangia, Baylor College of Medicine. Learn more.
This article discusses a new retrospective study of scalp cooling research, conducted by Dr. Megan Kruse and Dr. Jame Abraham, oncologists at the Cleveland Clinic. Learn more.
With the help of Kenra Professional, The Rapunzel Project and Right Arm Inc., Mara was able to keep her hair throughout the chemo process. Learn more.
Fundraiser will help provide freezers for cold caps to ensure caps retain effectiveness. Watch the video here.
Paxman, one of the leaders in scalp cooling technology, recognized for its US success. Learn more.
This move is critical to the wide adoption of scalp cooling technology across the U.S. and will help make treatments more accessible. Learn more.
Breast Cancer Foundation hosted a sold out show for its Wellness Program, one that helps cancer patients get treatment and cold cap therapy. Learn more.
The FDA approved usage of the Dignicap® for patients with solid tumors last year. Learn more.
Cold Cap Technology gives patients facing chemotherapy treatment the option to save their hair. Learn more.
The Paxman Scalp Cooling Device gives women the option to keep their hair and a positive self-image. Learn more.
Some see scalp cooling as an addition, but oncologists in the area view it as a core need for treatment. Learn more.
Losing one’s hair during chemotherapy often causes emotional distress, but cold cap therapy can help relieve those negative emotions. Learn more.
Cold caps effectively combat hair loss with few minor side effects. Learn more.
One of the leading oncology practices in Atlanta will offer the DigniCap® Scalp Cooling System to help patients avoid chemotherapy-induced hair loss. Learn more.