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Hair Loss With Chemotherapy

Women who are going through chemotherapy face, hair loss. Hair loss depends upon the drugs used in chemotherapy. For Chemo patients chemo wigs are available in the market that help women gain confidence back as they feel depressed with hair loss while going through the treatment stage.

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Hair Loss With Chemotherapy

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  1. Hair Loss With Chemotherapy & Other Cancer Treatment

  2. Chemotherapy Targets Both Healthy Cells and Cancer Cells. Hair Follicles are The Fast Growing Cells That Also Get Affected With Chemotherapy. Some Chemotherapy Drugs Affect Head Hair Only, But Some Drugs Also Affect Eyebrows, Leg and Arm Hairs.

  3. Affect Of Different Chemotherapy Drugs On Head Hair 1. Adriamycin This Drug Causes Complete Hair Loss For First Few Weeks & Some Women Also Loses Eyelashes & Eyebrows

  4. 2. Methotrexate Methotrexate Make The Hair Thin But Proportion Of Thin Hair Depends From Person To Person But Its Vey Rare If Someone Have Complete Hair Loss

  5. 3. Cytoxan and 5-Fluorouracil These Drugs Cause Minimum Hair Loss In Women But Some Women Loose More Hair Than Expected The Extent Of Loss Depends Upon How Long These Drugs Are Used

  6. 4. Taxol This Chemotherapy Drug affect Not Only Head Hair, But Also The Eyebrows, Eyelashes, Hair On Legs, Arms and Under Arms

  7. Other Cancer Treatments Responsible For Hair Loss 1. Radiation Treatment Radiation Used To Treat Metastatic Cancer In Brain Can Cause Complete Hair Loss 2. Hormonal Treatment It Can Make The Hair Thin

  8. For Chemo Patients Chemo Wigs Are Available In Market. Get Help To Choose Wig That Suits Your Personality With Invisiblehair .com

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