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sorry, alaska, i was rushing off somewhere and didn't have time to write a more full explanation. my undersanding is that TOPICALLY applied ice does not in any way effect the CIRCULATION of chemo throughout the body part that is being iced. In the case of HAIR FOLLICLES the ice does something directly to the hair follicle itself, not to the circulation of chemo throughout the body. In the case of mouth sores, same deal. It is purely topical, and at Columbia Presbyterian, they provide you with the ice for your mouth when you take AC without you even asking for it. It is standard of care.
Anything more technical, I would not be able to tell you, but I never, not for one second, ever thought that I might be interfering with the chemo working by using ice on my eye lashes or mouth.
lauren
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