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Could cooling caps help prevent chemotherapy hair loss?

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One of the many disturbing side effects of cancer treatment is the hair loss that chemotherapy can cause. A recent clinical trial tested a new device that might help reduce hair loss -- scalp cooling caps. This week on WRVO's health and wellness show "Take Care," hosts Lorraine Rapp and Linda Lowen speak with the study's lead researcher, Dr. Julie Nangia, an assistant professor of medicine at the Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine, the director of the Breast Cancer Prevention and High Risk Clinic.

More of this interview can be heard on "Take Care," WRVO's health and wellness show Saturday at 6:30 a.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Support for this story comes from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York.