Hair thinning from taking cancer drugs

ths-admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:15:13 +0000

Hair thinning and hair loss from reactions to cancer drugs (chemotherapy). [ad#Ad-plus-sense]Having spent 8 months attending my wife’s chemo sessions it was interesting to watch how people (including her) dealt with the various degrees of hair loss. This post is about thinning or reversible hair loss caused by the drugs used to flush out those cancer cells that might be lurking, how to cope with the thinning hair, and when it may recover. Hair thinning, or temporary loss from cancer drugs Some drugs known to cause hair thinning or loss When your thinning hair grows back strong What steps you can take to help Covering up your thinning hair or loss of hair Using cold caps to reduce hair loss) A few patient stories and tips Hair thinning or loss from cancer drugs I think most people associate severe hair thinning or loss as one of the side effects of being treated for cancer. These drugs may cause: Mild thinning of your hair Partial hair loss, or hair loss in patches Complete hair loss (alopecia) It is generally chemotherapy used as a cancer treatment that is likely to cause hair loss – as complete hair loss is very unusual with other types of treatment. If you are lucky(?) like my wife you may only suffer from an increased hair loss that showed as a very mild hair thinning. Other people lose their hair almost overnight. The oncologist can usually tell you with some certainty beforehand the likelihood of the degree [...]

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Hair thinning from taking cancer drugs