Penguin Cold Cap, for chemo patients

[Little_Bird]

I just came across this and I just ran here :)

Check this out everyone... I think it's amazing. Watch the full video and then the links! :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqYLXNKO2z0&feature=feedu

http://www.msc-worldwide.com/indexuk.html

[vanity_acefake]

Wow. Tricia is an inspiring woman. I am going to follow her blog.
Thank you for posting this. I have never heard of cold caps.

[ange1ito]

I saw it too. If it does work it would be like wow.

[RitaPG]

I read about cold caps a couple years ago, but back then they weren't sure if it was really effective. That is just awesome :)
And Michelle's videos are sweet ^^

[Sweetie]

this is absolutely good news - thanks for sharing

[heartgoesboom]

my oncology professor told us that they used to tie off the scalp perimeter to prevent the chemo drug from circulating in the skull area thus preventing alopecia. except, it allowed cancer metastasis to the brain, so it's not done anymore. wouldn't cooling the scalp area to restrict the blood vessels be the same concept? (sorry if this was mentioned in the site, i didn't read through it.)

[swetiepeti]

Glaxo Smith before they added the K also started to develop a topical drug that appeared to do the same thing. Sadly, it appeared they never continued on with thier studies. I'm assuming becasue they did not think they could make enough profit from it as I doubt it would be a covered item.

[Ishje]

I heard about it, but I am glad to know it actually works ^^
will certainly remember this!

[MagicAndMayhem]

my oncology professor told us that they used to tie off the scalp perimeter to prevent the chemo drug from circulating in the skull area thus preventing alopecia. except, it allowed cancer metastasis to the brain, so it's not done anymore. wouldn't cooling the scalp area to restrict the blood vessels be the same concept? (sorry if this was mentioned in the site, i didn't read through it.)

I was wondering about this. It seems like a neat idea, but this seems like a problem.

[Anje]

my oncology professor told us that they used to tie off the scalp perimeter to prevent the chemo drug from circulating in the skull area thus preventing alopecia. except, it allowed cancer metastasis to the brain, so it's not done anymore. wouldn't cooling the scalp area to restrict the blood vessels be the same concept? (sorry if this was mentioned in the site, i didn't read through it.)
That would be my worry too. Perhaps it's OK in cases where the cancer is still in an early stage and thought not to be metastatic?

[slz]

It reduces superficial blood flow which is not what irrigates the brain, I'd say.