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This study examines scalp cooling to reduce chemotherapy-induced alopecia in patients with curly or kinky hair types. It enrolls women aged 18 and older with breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, or gynecologic cancer who will begin taxane-based chemotherapy. It is conducted as a study without a phase designation and is currently recruiting participants.
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Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age \>= 18 years 2. Female 3. Hair type 3 (curly) or type 4 (kinky) 4. Diagnosis of breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or gynecologic cancer stage I-IV 5. Patient will be starting \>= 4 cycles of taxane-based chemotherapy treatment for curative intent after enrollment a. Concurrent HER, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide therapies and doxorubicin therapies allowed 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2: fully active, restrictive in physically strenuous activity, ambulatory and capable of self-care Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hair type other than 3 or 4 2. Male 3. Use of hair weave or extensions without plans to remove 4. Concurrent malignancy including hematologic malignancies (i.e. leukemia or lymphoma) 5. Alopecia Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \> grade 1 at baseline 6. Past chemotherapy administration if past treatment was \<= 10 years ago 7. History of migraines or cluster headaches, anorexia, severe anemia, uncontrolled diabetes, hepatitis, thyroid dysfunction, cold urticaria, cold agglutinin disease, scalp metastases 8. Planned bone marrow ablation chemotherapy or skull irradiation 9. Pregnant patient