Chemo
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes
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Gendelman: Cold capping protects hair follicles from chemotherapy damage
“There is a procedure called cold capping. It's this really, really cold helmet that gets frozen down to, like, -40 degrees Fahrenheit, and when you put it on your head, and you keep it there for a certain amount of time before the chemo administers, and then f…”
Gendelman: Hair loss from chemotherapy psychologically amplifies feeling sick
“If I lose my hair, I'm going to look sick. If I look sick, I'm going to feel sick. Plus you lose your privacy of people constantly looking at you like, oh, do you have cancer?”