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Table 3 Selected different classifications for hair loss evaluation found in the literature

From: Successful reduction of alopecia induced by anthracycline and taxane containing adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer – clinical evaluation of sensor-controlled scalp cooling

 

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade2

Grade 3

Grade 4

WHO (1979)

No change

Minimal hair loss

Moderate, patchy alopecia

Complete alopecia, but reversible

Complete and non-reversible alopecia

Massey (2004)

No significant hair loss

Minor hair loss

Moderate hair loss

Significant hair loss

Total hair loss

Dean (1979)

0-25%

25-50%

50-75%

75-100%

-

Rugo (2013)

0%

<25%

25-50%

50-75%

>75%

This evaluation

0%

1-24%

25-49%

50-74%

75-100%