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Chemotherapy and hair loss: What to expect during treatment
Chemotherapy and hair loss: Why does it occur?
Chemotherapy and hair loss: What should you expect?
Chemotherapy and hair loss: Can hair loss be prevented?
Chemotherapy and hair loss: How to make the best of it
Chemotherapy and hair loss: Cover your head
Why does it occur?
What should you expect?
When will your hair grow back?
Can hair loss be prevented?
How to make the best of it
Covering your head
Radiation therapy also can cause hair loss
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What causes chemotherapy hair loss?
How long does it take to lose your hair during chemotherapy?
When does hair grow back after chemotherapy?
Can chemotherapy hair loss be prevented?
Can cold caps help with chemotherapy hair loss?
Can medicine help regrow hair after chemotherapy?
What is the best way to care for hair during chemotherapy?
Before chemotherapy
During chemotherapy
After chemotherapy
What are some ways to hide hair loss during chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy and hair loss: What should you expect?
Chemotherapy and hair loss: Can hair loss be prevented?
Chemotherapy and hair loss: How to make the best of it
Chemotherapy and hair loss: Cover your head
Why does it occur?
What should you expect?
When will your hair grow back?
Can hair loss be prevented?
How to make the best of it
Covering your head
Radiation therapy also can cause hair loss
Content
What causes chemotherapy hair loss?
How long does it take to lose your hair during chemotherapy?
When does hair grow back after chemotherapy?
Can chemotherapy hair loss be prevented?
Can cold caps help with chemotherapy hair loss?
Can medicine help regrow hair after chemotherapy?
What is the best way to care for hair during chemotherapy?
Before chemotherapy
During chemotherapy
After chemotherapy
What are some ways to hide hair loss during chemotherapy?
After chemotherapy
- Continue gentle hair care. Your new hair growth will be especially fragile. It may be more easily damaged by styling products and heating devices. Hold off on coloring, relaxing or bleaching your new hair until it grows stronger. Processing could damage your new hair and irritate your sensitive scalp.
- Try to be patient. It's likely that your hair will come back slowly and that it might not look the same right away. But growth takes time. It also takes time for your body to repair the damage caused by your cancer treatment.