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After cooling her scalp and saving her hair for chemotherapy, the Venetian woman started a fund to help others

 Explanation: Both Dignitana and Paxman scalp cooling systems have FDA clearance. The FDA does not have an approval track for such devices. The first version of this story said otherwise. VENICE - Soon after Holly Mori was diagnosed with breast cancer last July, she and her husband Tony took their daughters Cecilia and Snowden to the beach to break the news. He explained that Holly would be weakened by chemotherapy and her hair would fall out. Tony Morye said Cecilia, now 13, pretended to take him well, but Snowden, now 9, had many questions. This was before Mowry learned to cool the scalp in order to reduce the effects of chemotherapy drugs on the hair follicles. Related Coverage: Breast Cancer Patients Say Cold Capping Saves Their Hair Read more: Vitale Gala raises  11.1 million record in fight against pediatric cancer After learning that she had breast cancer, Holly Mowry chose to use the DigniCap scalp cooling system to treat the cancer. H. Lee Moffat Cancer Center and Research Ins