A comprehensive database will track and record patient experience of scalp cooling,inaneffort toreduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
A nursing professor at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, has helped to develop the world’s first global scalp cooling website to allow clinicians to share best practice patient care.
Professor Annie Young, who also works at Warwick Medical School is one of six global cancer care experts behind the CHILL (Cancer-related Hair Loss, International Leadership CHILL and Linkage) initiative and is the only UK clinician involved in the project.
Speaking to the Clinical Services Journal, Prof Young explained that the website, scalpcooling.org will serve as a global hub for patients and care providers seeking information about the treatment. It will collect and track evidence-based patient information and clinical guidance on cancer-related hair loss.
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