The Cancer Care and Haematology Fund (CCHF) charity has said it will fund the purchase of new scalp coolers to be used by patients at hospitals in Buckinghamshire to help minimise hair loss during chemotherapy.
The charity, which supports cancer units at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe hospitals, has committed £52,000 for the purchase of scalp coolers developed by specialist company, Paxman.
Trustee Mike Snell Spoke to us about the new scalp coolers:
He told us more about what the charity do for our local hospitals:
Scalp cooling is done by applying cold temperatures to the scalp during chemotherapy treatment for cancer. It’s sometimes called scalp hypothermia.
It works by limiting blood flow to the scalp. This can reduce the amount of the chemotherapy treatment that reaches the head, protecting hair follicles from the drugs.
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