Patients haul a collection of caps to chemo sessions on dry ice, or store them in special freezers provided by about 50 hospitals. The FDA declined comment on the Penguin caps.

Cold cap therapy describes the process of lowering your scalp’s temperature before, during, and after chemotherapy treatment. “Cold caps work by constricting the blood vessels in the scalp, ...

Scalp cooling, or cold caps, kept me from going bald while undergoing chemo for breast cancer. But why don’t more insurance companies cover it? I had an easier time accepting the recommendation ...

Cooling caps haven't been studied much in the U.S., and only one is approved by the FDA. Studies of two different caps show they can reduce hair loss by half in many women undergoing chemo.

Exactly one year on since receiving a life-changing cancer diagnosis, Fiona Price took on tied up her walking boots to ...

COOLING CAPS HELP WOMEN KEEP HAIR DURING BREAST CANCER CHEMO "It's worth it," said Mariangeles Fernandez, a 48-year-old liver cancer patient. "It lets you fight the disease in a different way." ...

The caps must be used beginning with the first chemo session, kept at -4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees Celsius), and changed every 30 minutes. "It's worth it," said Mariangeles Fernandez, a 48 ...

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The caps work because the cold temperature restricts blood flow to the scalp and that cuts back on the impact of chemotherapy to the follicles, according to Cap & Conquer's website.

Scalp cooling, or cold caps, kept me from going bald while undergoing chemo for breast cancer. But why don’t more insurance companies cover it? I had an easier time accepting the recommendation ...