Cancer Victims’ Baldness May Be Avoided Using Chilled Caps

Melissa Lisbon steeled herself for the nausea and bone pain tied to chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The possible loss of her shoulder-length blonde hair, though, made her anxious.

While the side effects of therapy can be shouldered privately, hair loss would be a blow to her ego and a visible signal that she is a cancer victim, the San Jose, California, woman said. Now Lisbon is among 20 patients testing a helmet-like silicone gel cap, made by Dignitana AB that’s designed to cool the scalp and keep her tresses intact.