Long story short, my mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will need 4 treatments of chemo therapy. Someone had mentioned a product that can prevent hair loss from the chemo treatments, however I do not know what the name of it is. Any ideas or suggestions?? Thanks!Sunday, October 2, 2011
Is There A Product That Can Stop Hair Loss From Chemo?
Long story short, my mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will need 4 treatments of chemo therapy. Someone had mentioned a product that can prevent hair loss from the chemo treatments, however I do not know what the name of it is. Any ideas or suggestions?? Thanks!
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Tiny - Yes there is a medication called"Propecia" but it does have allot of restrictions as to who should use it such as women of child bearing years can't use it etc. That's all I know of.
ReplyDeletethinkingtime - Some chemos for breast cancer do not cause hair loss. Your mother should ask her medical oncologist.
ReplyDeleteapril - No there isn't. It will grow back when chemo is done, maybe before. There is no drug that will stop it, plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteFlatpaw - Lots of things have been tried, because we all know that no one wants to lose their hair from chemo. Nothing has been proven or approved yet, but it is being worked on. Some ladies have tried using a 'cold cap' or ice on their head at the time of infusion to try to temporarily shrink the follicles so they won't release the hair, but this is not very effective at all.
ReplyDeleteRemember that the point behind the chemo is that it kills all fast-growing cells, which include cancer cells and hair follicle cells. Her hair WILL grow back. Just get a nice wig to use for a few months.