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The British Hospital added equipment to prevent hair loss in breast cancer patients.
The Oncology Department of the British Hospital incorporated the necessary equipment to make available to breast cancer patients the possibility of using “cold helmets” to prevent and avoid hair loss caused by chemotherapy treatment.
The first equipment for cooling the helmets in the Day Care Hospital of the British Hospital is already operational and in a few days another will be added in order to ensure availability for patients who require it.
Neocaps technology, known as “cold helmets”, allows hair loss to be greatly reduced in patients receiving chemotherapy treatments. Paxman Scalp Cooling works by reducing the temperature of the scalp which reduces blood flow to the hair follicles minimizing hair loss.
To optimize its use on the 20th of May, the Day Care nursing team made up of half a dozen Graduates and Assistants, participated in a training day, led by Arcos Biomedical.
Trust defines the bond that the British Hospital maintains with its hospital scheme members and which aims to deepen, based on mutual knowledge, the survey of their needs, the adoption of the best care practices and new technology at the service of medical care.
Within the framework of this bond with his patients, it became evident that “the problem of hair loss in patients with breast cancer, almost always women, is one of the problems that resonates the most because it generates a notion of the disease in them. constant,” recalled Professor Dr. Luis Ubillos, medical oncologist and reference for the project.
The incorporated equipment makes it possible to neutralize a side effect of chemotherapy treatment that acts on other dimensions of the patient, reducing the impact on both their physical and emotional health.
The equipment purchased by the British Hospital cools the special helmets and once the helmets are cooled, they “will keep the scalp cool before, during and after the chemotherapy delivery treatment.”
“We seek to provide greater well-being to patients who benefit from this new technology, taking care of their emotional health and also their aesthetics.” “Taking care of these important aspects for patients makes it easier for them to feel better during treatment” and is part of a modern conception “of humanized treatment of oncology,” he mentioned.
As a reference, he highlighted the commitment of the professional team of the British Hospital Day Hospital to the project. The center has always been highly valued by patients, for the excellence of its quality of care, the experience of the professional team and above all for the humane treatment provided to each of the patients who undergo treatment there.
The concept of humanization is an intrinsic value of the culture of the British Hospital, which is promoted in multiple ways, as part of its essential purpose.