What causes the hair to fall out during chemotherapy?

I am so sorry to hear that you will be undergoing chemotherapy. You can talk to your doctor to see what type of chemo you are getting and what dosage. He will be able to tell you what the chances are that your hair will fall out.It does depend on the chemo treatment and dosage.

Chemo attacks the cancer cells and can be very powerful. Chemotherapy unfortunately does not just attack the cancer cells but other cells in your body, as well. This can include your hair root cells, which is what causes the hair to fall out.

The chemo can effect all the hair on your body. Hair loss, as you said, should be the last of your worries, but it is not always that easy. Although you can not see what is going on inside your body, you can see your hair and hair loss.

It can be devastating, as well. Try to surround yourself with loving friends and family who can help keep you positive and as strong as possible.My heart goes out to you. You will get through this!

If your hair does fall out know that the chemo could be killing or destroying the cancer at the same time. Your hair will grow back. Take care!

Cancer is caused by defects to ameino acid chains causing cells to reproduce at high speeds. Chemotherapy targets cells that reproduce quickly becuase then it can kill cancer cells. Unfortuneatly hair and nail cells grow very quickly, this causes the chemo to kill them and cause hair and nail loss.

Although Chemotherapy is used to kill bad cells in the body, it also is very common for it to kill some of the good cells as well. Chemotherapy drugs target cells that replicate quickly and this is why it sometimes makes hair fall out. The drugs used in Chemo can not tell the difference between a cancer cell and a hair cell.

The chances of loosing your hair during chemotherapy} will very depending on type of treatment used and how long the treatment is prescribed as well as how the person's body reacts to treatment. But keep in mind that this is not a permanent hair loss. It should take between 4 and 6 week for hair to start growing back after any hair loss.

Hair may also come back in a different color and texture.

There was actually a recent development to help stop hair loss during chemotherapy. They are called cold caps and for various reasons the freezing temperature helps with the loss. This article talks about it: everydayhealth.com/breast-cancer/cold-ca... It has helped a lot of people to deal with the harrowing experience of chemotherapy.

They are raising money in various clinics to get freezers for the caps, but if yours does not have a freezer, you can still use dry ice and other methods.

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