domingo, 11 de dezembro de 2016

Invenção americana para preservar (algum) cabelo durante quimioterapia

A irei é reduzir a circulação nas zonas dos folículos (e como tal, a exposição ao medicamento que destrói as células dos folículos capilares):
http://cdanews.com/2016/12/cooling-caps-protect-cancer-patients-hair-during-chemotherapy/


Citando:
"With the caps, reports Tech Times, the scalp is cooled to 66 degrees Farenheit, therefore constricting blood vessels and blood flow. With less blood reaching the scalp, chemotherapy treatment is halted from having its full effect and therefore less hair follicles will be damaged.
ChemoColdCaps™ is the United States’ first all-inclusive company (...)"