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Oranmore sisters bid to introduce cancer scalp cooling treatment at UHG

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Oranmore sisters bid to introduce cancer scalp cooling treatment at UHG

Galway Bay FM Newsroom - Two sisters from Oranmore are working to introduce a scalp cooling treatment for cancer patients at UHG.

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Ruth Keane and Pam Finn have raised over 10,000 euro for their cancer care initiative '4Capsake', which they founded after Ruth was diagnosed with cancer.

Pam researched Paxman Scalp Cooling - a pioneering technology that aims to help patients in preventing hair loss during therapy.

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The Oranmore woman says the technology is well-known in the UK but not as much here, and they want to change that:

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Oranmore sisters bid to introduce cancer scalp cooling treatment at UHG

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