Podcast: Preventing Chemotherapy-Related Hair Loss

In this episode of CancerCast: Conversations About New Developments in Cancer Care, Research and Medicine, Dr. Tessa Cigler joins host Dr. John P. Leonard for a discussion about scalp-cooling technology that helps prevent chemo-related hair loss.

Dr. Cigler is the Clinical Director of the Breast Center at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. In addition to treating patients with all stages of breast cancer, she leads several clinical trials designed to provide breast cancer patients with access to the most promising therapeutic options. Dr. Cigler was also instrumental in the pilot study that led to the FDA approval of a novel scalp pulling system used to prevent chemotherapy-related hair loss.

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