Cancer patients in Preston and Chorley undergoing chemotherapy that has potential hair loss as a side-effect now have double the access to technology aimed at preserving their hair
Cancer charity Rosemere Cancer Foundation has just spent £84,815 on six new Paxman Scalp Cooling Systems.
“We had reached a situation whereby some patients were asking to delay their treatment to wait for Paxman systems to become available, while others were reluctantly having treatment without being able to use one. Sharing the systems across the two chemotherapy units also meant constantly having to move them, which increased the potential risk of them becoming damaged.
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